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Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems: second edition
World Health Organization, 2012Since first publication of this guidance in 2003, a considerable amount of new data have been produced and published, relating to epidemiological, clinical, service delivery, legal and human rights aspects of providing safe abortion care.DocumentWhat works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival
The Lancet, 2008The authors of this article reviewed interventions that affect maternal and child undernutrition and nutrition-related outcomes, including: promotion of breastfeeding; strategies to promote complementary feeding, with or without provision of food supplements; micronutrient interventions; general supportive strategies to improve family and community nutrition; and reduction of disease burden (promoDocumentExtending the duration of exclusive breastfeeding in El Alto, Bolivia through a community-based approach and the provision of health services
Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative, 2009This document reports on a project to extend the duration of exclusive breastfeeding in a community in Bolivia. In 2003-2005, the NGO COTALMA initiated a project to improve parameters associated with exclusive breastfeeding in the Bolivian town of El Alto, adjacent to La Paz.DocumentEffect of early exclusive breastfeeding on morbidity among infants born to HIV-negative mothers in Zimbabwe
2009This article examines the effect of exclusive breastfeeding on infants born to HIV-negative women in Zimbabwe.DocumentThe state of breastfeeding in 33 countries
World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative, 2010To ensure proper infant feeding practices, women need to be provided with support at all levels. This WBTi (World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative) report assesses infant and young child feeding (IYCF) policies and programmes in 33 countries located in Asia, Africa and South and Central America.OrganisationWomen's Environment Network (WEN)
Women’s Environmental Network workd on the belief that women have the right to information to enable them to make fair choices, raising awareness on issues, especially those concerning women&rsqDocumentReclaiming & Redefining Rights - ICPD+15: Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Asia
Asia-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, 2010This is a comprehensive monitoring report of 15 years of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) implementation in 12 Asian countries. The report covers areas of women’s empowerment, reproductive health, reproductive rights, sexual health and sexual rights.DocumentThe Evidence Towards MDG 5: Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health
Research4Development, 2010Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG 5) Target 5a, to reduce the 1990 Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) by three quarters by 2015, has seen the least progress of all the MDG targets.DocumentCommunity-Based Distribution of Misoprostol for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Evaluation of a Pilot Intervention in Tangail District, Bangladesh
US Agency for International Development, 2011Misoprostol is a proven uterotonic that is increasingly used in clinical and home delivery settings to prevent and manage Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH). Misoprostol tablets are inexpensive, are easy to store (they do not need refrigeration), are stable under field conditions, and have an excellent safety profile. In addition, misoprostol does not re quire a skilled service provider.DocumentLow birth weight in offspring of women with depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: results from a population based study in Bangladesh
BMC Public Health, 2010This study provides evidence that maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy predict the LBW of newborns and replicates results found in other South Asian countries.Pages