By: Lynn ElHarake, Women Deliver
At the busiest maternity unit at the Lady Willingdon Hospital, a teaching hospital in Lahore, at least one woman every hour gives birth in the unit, often after experiencing complications. Despite the high number of deliveries, the unit was lacking even the most basic guidelines to protect mothers and newborns. That is, until healthcare professionals attended an informative and interactive Jhpiego-led workshop on the postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD). Read more...
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Celebrate Solutions: How the Right Kind of Training Can Save the Lives of Mothers and Newborns
February 11th, 2013
Celebrate Solutions: “Foot Soldiers of Change” Bring Healthcare to Rural Women
January 14th, 2013
By: Joanna Hoffman, Women Deliver
What do the Copper Canyon of Mexico’s Sierra Madre and Karnali Zone in Western Nepal have in common? Both are remote, rural areas where a trip to the doctor is an arduous journey and most women deliver their babies at home, alone. Thanks to One Heart World-Wide, these sites are also the locations for its Foot Soldiers of Change program, which has trained local people to help over 2,000 pregnant women access trained birth attendants and receive emergency care. Read more...
Celebrate Solutions: Using Local Resources to Improve Maternal Health in Haiti
November 12th, 2012
By: Yousra Yusuf, Women Deliver
In Haiti, pregnancy and childbirth are often fatal; Haiti has the highest maternal, under-5 and infant mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere. Many local civil society organizations have joined the efforts of international and government agencies to gradually improve health conditions, one healthy delivery at a time. One such organization is Haiti Village Health (HVH). In the past year, this organization has launched a pre- and postnatal program which has provided healthcare to over 100 women. Read more...
Celebrate Solutions: Using Cash Transfers to Promote Safe Births in India
September 10th, 2012
By: Yousra Yusuf, Women Deliver
Global maternal mortality rates may be on the decline, but mothers in India continue to die from preventable causes at alarming rates. In 2010, 56,000 deaths were reported throughout the country, with one in every 140 women dying from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes. Through a conditional cash transfer program, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), the Indian government is working to ensure that no woman dies while giving life. Read more...
Celebrate Solutions: Ecuador’s Health System Model Reduces Maternal Mortality
June 18th, 2012
By: Smita Gaith, Women Deliver
Of the 287,000 maternal deaths that occur every year, 320 take place in Ecuador, and 8800 in the entire Latin America and the Caribbean region. Post-partum hemorrhage has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the leading and yet most preventable causes of maternal death, accounting for nearly 21 percent of maternal mortality in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Read more...
Countdown to 2015 Report: Fewer Maternal/Child Deaths; Too Many Still Dying
June 13th, 2012
Countdown to 2015 launches its 2012 Report on June 14, 2012, at the Child Survival Call to Action, a two-day high-level meeting in Washington, D.C.
Countdown’s new report, Building a Future for Women and Children: The 2012 Report, highlights country progress—and obstacles to progress—towards achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. Read more...
Celebrate Solutions: A Childbirth Checklist Prevents Maternal and Newborn Deaths
May 28th, 2012
By: Smita Gaith, Women Deliver
Although many maternal and newborn deaths in developing countries are preventable, they still occur at alarmingly high rates. Whereas in developed countries, the maternal mortality rate is estimated to be 16 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, developing countries see maternal mortality rates as high as 240 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Read more...