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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Home delivery is a cultural norm in Samburu County which is exacerbated by long distance to health facilities, poverty and illiteracy. Skilled birth attendance is…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Delays in reaching skilled care cause maternal deaths. Over years, Government of Zambia invested in maternity waiting homes (MH). With Merck for Mothers funding,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Despite the evidence that magnesium sulfate ( MgSO4) is the drug of choice for managing severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (SPE/E), its usage seems low in limited…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: In Palestine MNCH/N remains an urgent issue, various sources indicate widespread inappropriate traditional family practices with regards to care and nutrition…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: This study was conducted in two rural districts of Dhamar, Yemen to inform the development of evidence-based programming to address high rates of malnutrition,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 To facilitate a healthy transition from adolescent to adulthood, three key interventions are vitally important: 1. health education including comprehensive sexuality…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: The USAID-funded Expanding Maternal and Neonatal Survival (EMAS) Program supports reductions in maternal and newborn mortality through improving facility-based…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Most maternal, perinatal and neonatal complications and mortality occur at or shortly after labor and delivery. In order to significantly impact maternal and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Since 2007, Mozambique has seen substantial improvements in the institutional delivery rate, met need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC), population-based…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Nepal is one of the countries on track for achieving the Millennium Development Goal 5 for reducing maternal mortality by 80 percent by 2015. As acknowledged by the White…