With support from MCHIP and MCSP, more than 10,000 women have given birth safely at Matola II Health Center since April 2011. […]
In Mozambique, Strong Community and Facility Linkages Improve Antenatal Care and Delivery Services
Writer: Maternal Health
MCSP Maternal Health Fact Sheet
Features key facts and Program work in maternal health. […]
Facility-based active management of the third stage of labour: assessment of quality in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa
This MCSP co-authored World Health Organization bulletin assesses the quality of facility-based active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda and Tanzania. The authors found the quality and coverage of AMTSL were high. However, to improve active management, there needs to be more research on optimizing the timing of uterotonic administration. […]
Oxytocin in Uniject Disposable Auto-Disable Injection System versus Standard Use for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Despite strong evidence showing the efficacy of routine oxytocin in preventing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the proportion of women receiving it after delivery is still below 100%. The Uniject injection system prefilled with oxytocin (Uniject) has the potential advantage, due to its ease of use, to increase oxytocin utilization rates. This open access, MCSP co-authored article in PLOS ONE aims to assess its […]
Development and Validation of an Index to Measure the Quality of Facility-Based Labor and Delivery Care Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa
This open access, MCSP co-authored article in PLOS ONE examines intrapartum and immediate postpartum care in facility deliveries and explains a related quality assessment measure. […]
Respectful maternal and newborn care: building a common agenda
This MCSP co-authored commentary, published in the journal BMC Reproductive Health, provides examples from literature and other sources of where respectful care for newborns has been lacking, and suggests opportunities for integration of maternal and newborn health care going forward. The authors illustrate the need for respectful treatment and consideration across the continuum of care for mothers, stillbirths, […]
Uterotonic use immediately following birth: using a novel methodology to estimate population coverage in four countries
This open access article, co-authored by MCSP staff and published in the journal BMC Health Services Research, highlights efforts to develop a methodology for estimating national coverage for uterotonic use immediately following birth. The methodology was then piloted in four countries: India (Jharkhand), Mozambique, Tanzania and Yemen. […]
Moving Toward Viable, Integrated Community Health Platforms to Institutionalize Community Health in National Strategies to End Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths
This resource defines a Viable, Integrated Community Health Platform, and explains how MCSP introduces and supports high-impact health interventions in 24 USAID priority countries to end preventable child and maternal deaths. […]
Recommendations for Augmentation of Labour
This resources distills the highlights and key messages from the World Health Organization’s 2014 global recommendations. Available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. […]
Postnatal Care for Mothers and Newborns
This resource distills highlights from the World Health Organization 2013 guidelines. Available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. […]
