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MNH Day 2 Synthesis and Wrap Up

In her presentation at the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Kathleen Hill gave a comprehensive summary of the discussions over the course of two days and the steps for moving forward. See a video of the presentation…

Priya Agrawal - Promising Approaches to Integration of Care

At the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Priya Agrawal shared how the Saving Mothers, Giving Life initiative is approaching investment in maternal and newborn health, public-private partnerships as a strategy and what…

Nosa Orobaton - Promising Approaches to Integration of Care

At the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Nosa Orobaton described community-based approaches to integrated care in settings with weak health systems and low institutional involvement as part of a panel discussion on…

Jorge Hermida - Promising Approaches to Integration of Care

At the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Jorge Hermida spoke on his experiences with integrated quality improvement and scaling up these approaches system-wide in settings with high institutional delivery rates in Latin…

What can Integrated Care Look Like? Areas for Exploration

Mary Mwanyika Sando moderated this panel discussion at the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting. This presentation provided an overview of the critical windows/opportunities where effectively integrated maternal and newborn…

Using What Has Not Worked to Guide Our Approach

At the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Steve Hodgins shared some guiding principles for effective integration and shared results of the pre-meeting survey: In your experience, what approaches have not been successful to…

Reality Check: Reflections From a Midwife on Real World Challenges

At the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Nosa Orobaton gave this presentation for Nafisatu Omar, who couldn’t attend the meeting. Orobaton gave a “reality check” on the challenges facing providers of maternal and…

Barriers to and Opportunities for Integration of Care

At the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Jim Litch shared results from the pre-meeting survey Questions 3 and 4 (What do you see as the major barriers to the effective integration of quality maternal and newborn care? The…

The Value and Limitations of the Continuum of Care Framework

In his presentation at the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Sharad Iyengar outlined the advantages and disadvantages the continuum of care framework offers when planning, implementing and evaluating effective integration…

Koki Agarwal – Performance Gaps and the Cost of Inaction

Koki Agarwal provided her thoughts on how vertical programs affect access to and quality of care for both mothers and newborns at the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting on Sept 9th, Boston. See a video of the presentation…