Tag: Maternal Health

A Short Research brief, written in Amharic on Effective Modalities to improve pregnant women’s compliance to daily prenatal Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation. Read the report in Amharic here.

In 1958, obstetrician and gynaecologist Catherine Hamlin and her husband—also a doctor—answered an advertisement inThe Lancet to set up a midwifery school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Within days of arriving, the Australian couple saw obstetric fistula cases for the first time. An obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that is […]

Abstract: Women’s perceptions of respectful maternity care (RMC) are critical to its definition and measurement globally. We evaluated these in relation to globally defined RMC norms. We conducted a descriptive study involving eight focus group discussions with 50 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at one primary and one secondary health facility each in the North-west […]

“Every woman has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including the right to dignified, respectful health care throughout pregnancy and childbirth, and the right to be free from violence and discrimination.” This brief highlights latest global and local evidence on Obstetric violence, informed and shared decision making, respectful and patient-centered care in […]