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Three ways to prevent obstetric fistula

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Every year about 100 000 women worldwide are affected by obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal. It is one of the four major causes of maternal mortality. This new fact file provides details of the health challenge, and three ways it can be avoided.

Added by Zunia on March 18, 2010

Tap water use amongst pregnant women in a multi-ethnic cohort

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"This study provides estimates of water exposure in pregnant women in a multi-ethnic population in the north of England and suggests differences related to age, employment, income and ethnicity. The findings are valuable to inform exposure assessment in studies assessing the relationship between DBPs (disinfection by products) and adverse birth outcomes."

Added by Zunia on March 18, 2010

Working with individuals, families and communities to improve maternal and newborn health

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The purpose of this document is to establish a common vision and approach, as well as to identify the role of the WHO Making Pregnancy Safer initiative, for working with women, men, families and communities to improve maternal and newborn health. Part 1 of the document defines the concepts, values and guiding principles. Part 2 presents strategies, settings, and priority areas for intervention. Part 3 proposes an implementation process; and, finally, Part 4 considers the role and functions of more...

Added by Zunia on March 17, 2010

Atlas of Birth: Maternal Deaths a Greatest Inequity of the 21st Century

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Each year maternal and newborn deaths cost the world almost $15 billion in productivity lost. This Flyer urge the world must invest in health workers to ensure all women have professional care of birth. Financial barriers must be removed. Donors and national governments alike must honor their spending promises

Added by Zunia on March 16, 2010

Global Maternal Mortality Fact Sheet

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Every minute a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth. Each year more than 536,000 women die due to complications developed during pregnancy and childbirth and 10 million more suffer debilitating illnesses and lifelong disabilities. Seventy-five percent of maternal deaths occur during childbirth and the post-partum period. The vast majority of maternal deaths are avoidable when women have access to vital health care before, during and after childbirth.

Added by Zunia on March 16, 2010

Integrating Youth Reproductive Health and Family Planning into HIV/AIDS Education

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This brief presents the International Youth Foundation's (IYF) experiences and lessons learned in Tanzania. There, IYF's Planning for Life program integrated youth reproductive health education and family planning services into its HIV/AIDS prevention activities and trained local youth service providers to offer youth-friendly reproductive health services

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

Fertility Behavior in Armenia and Moldova

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In the context of a fertility decline across the countries of the former Eastern bloc, this paper analyzes the fertility decline in Armenia and Moldova. The conditions under which women currently want children are also analyzed to determine if a relationship exists between economic conditions and the desire for another child or the desired timing of childbirth.

Added by Zunia on March 11, 2010

HAIDARI: A new chance for women

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 HAIDARI: A new chance for women M. Ashraf Haidari The long agony for Afghanistan's women ended with the fall of the Taliban in 2001. The story of Farida Tarana, for example, is no longer unique and gives Afghan women increased hope for equal rights under Afghanistan's progressive constitution. Miss Tarana was among the first female contestants to appear on "Afghan Star," the local version of "American Idol." She impressed many by her performance of more...

Added by M. Ashraf Haidari on March 08, 2010

A joint effort to accelerate progress for health MDGs

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This document says thata a sea change is urgently needed to save the lives of women, newborns and children. Over the past few years, new levels of political interest, financing, and action on the ground have been mobilized through a number of impor¬tant initiatives.1 However, there remains a need to mobilize existing and additional influential partners around a new organizational framework in order to accelerate progress, deliver results, and ensure accountability. As agreed in the Consensus more...

Added by Zunia on March 08, 2010

Climate of Opportunity : Intersection of Reproductive Justice and Environmental Justice

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Women’s reproductive health and rights are inextricably linked to environmental health and justice issues. Women’s bodies and reproductive health are often the markers of environmental contamination through diminished fertility, fetal developmental disabilities and increased rates of cancers. Beginning in 2008, The Women's Foundation of California brought together grant partners working in these two movements to form the Environmental Justice/Reproductive Justice (EJ/RJ) Collaborative. The more...

Added by Zunia on March 07, 2010

Health, Education, Social Protection News & Notes 05/2010

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A bi-weekly newsletter supported by GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit). The newsletter is between 25 and 35 pages in Adobe PDF format - usually not larger than 600 kB and deals with summaries of books, online publications, electronic resources, web pages, training opportunities, conferences and computer and internet tips & tricks. You can download back issues (2005 - 2010) of this newsletter at: http://hiv-prg.org/en/newsletters

Added by Dieter Neuvians on March 06, 2010

Tracking maternal mortality declines in Mongolia between 1992 and 2007: the importance of collaboration

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The objective was to describe the declining trend in maternal mortality observed in Mongolia from 1992 to 2007 and its acceleration after 2001 following implementation of the Maternal Mortality Reduction Strategy by the Ministry of Health and other partners. This publication present the maternal mortality ratios from 1992 to 2007 by year and review the basic components of Mongolia’s Maternal Mortality Reduction Strategy for 2001–2004 and 2005–2010.

Added by Zunia on March 03, 2010

Global Meeting to Focus on Importance of Reproductive Health to Empowering Women

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The close links between reproductive health, the empowerment of women, gender equality, and their contribution to poverty reduction will be highlighted by the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to be held in New York from 1 to 12 March. The Commission will mark the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action and call for a speedier implementation of its Platform.Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will make urgent appeals on behalf more...

Added by Zunia on March 02, 2010

Web conference: Virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

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UNICEF, WHO and PAHO are pleased to announce a virtual knowledge sharing event on mother-to-child transmission of HIV. "Virtual Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (MTCT): Achievements, challenges, opportunities and way forward" Almost every minute of every day, a baby is born with HIV, passed on by their mother during pregnancy, labour or breastfeeding. This simply does not have to be the case, and efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV have more...

Added by Eileen Wu on February 24, 2010

Legal Grounds : Reproductive and Sexual Rights in African Commonwealth Courts

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This publication summarizes and analyzes cases pertaining to reproductive and sexual rights, including gender-based violence, HIV discrimination, property and family law, abortion, and claims of fetal interests, continues to provide this needed information. Legal Grounds II is a tool for advocates, activists, and academics working in the African region and can be used to: 1) Enhance and spread awareness of national level legal precedents and decisions; 2) Develop and strengthen more...

Added by Zunia on February 23, 2010

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