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Maternal and Infant Deaths
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This book presents the findings of the RCOG Study Group on Millennium Development Goals, aimed at improving maternal-fetal health.
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, created under the auspices of the United Nations, challenged political, financial, medical and civil society leaders to improve both child and maternal health. The 58th RCOG Study Group brought together a range of experts - including midwives, obstetricians and gynaecologists, anaesthetists and paediatricians - to provide an up-to-date review of progress to date and the challenges around meeting these MDGs. This book presents the findings of the Study Group, with sections covering:• the size of the problem• clinical problems and solutions - maternal• clinical problems and solutions - neonatal• training and development• specific challenges in specific countries (Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Sri Lanka).
| Author | Edited by Sean Kehoe , James Neilson , Jane Norman |
|---|---|
| Table Of Content | Part I. The Size of the Problem: 1. The geography of maternal death Wendy Graham, Jacqueline Bell, Ann Fitzmaurice, Sarah Neal, Siti Nurul Qomariyah and Zo. Matthews 2. Delivering on neonatal survival to accelerate progress for Millennium Development Goal 4 Joy E. Lawn, Kate Kerber and Christabel Enweronu-Laryea 3. Beyond the numbers: reviewing maternal deaths and disabilities to make pregnancy safer Gwyneth Lewis 4. Human resource challenges Soo Downe Part II. Clinical Problems and Solutions - Maternal: 5. Postpartum haemorrhage Andrew Weeks 6. Reducing deaths from hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Robert Pattinson, G. Justus Hofmeyr and Carine Ronsmans 7. Obstructed labour (including partograms) Stephen Munjanja 8. Puerperal sepsis in low- and middle-income settings: past, present and future Julia Hussein and Leighton Walker 9. Unsafe abortion and strategies to reduce its impact on women's lives Caitlin Shannon and Beverly Winikoff 10. HIV and tuberculosis James McIntyre 11. A pragmatic approach to safe anaesthesia Kate Grady and Catriona Connolly Part III. Clinical Problems and Solutions - Neonatal: 12. Innovations for improving newborn survival in developing countries: do integrated strategies for maternal and newborn care matter? Zulfiqar Bhutta, Saad Seth and Noureen Afzal 13. Community interventions to reduce maternal and child mortality in low-income countries Audrey Prost, Christina Pagel and Anthony Costello Part IV. Training and Development: 14. Capacity development - a midwifery perspective Frances Day-Stirk 15. Increasing the capacity for essential obstetric and newborn care Nynke van den Broek and Jan Hofman 16. The role of the Royal Colleges in training and development Anthony Falconer, Kate Grady, Frances Day-Stirk and Stephen Allen Part V. Specific Challenges in Specific Countries: 17. Challenges faced in Afghanistan Jacqueline Hill and Eric Sinclair 18. Challenges faced in Zimbabwe Stephen Munjanja 19. How Egypt has overcome the challenges Oona Campbell, Lauren Foster Mustard, Nevine Hassanein and Karima Khalil 20. Learning from the achievements in Sri Lanka Harshalal Seneviratne Part VI. Consensus Views: 21. Consensus views arising from the 58th Study Group: Maternal and Infant Deaths: Chasing Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 Index. |
| Format | Paperback |
| Publish Date | 1 Jun 2010 |
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