Browsing Open Access Journal Articles by Subject "Maternal health"

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    • Innovations and challenges in reducing maternal mortality in Tamil nadu, India 

      Padmanaban, P.; Raman, Parvathy; Mavalankar, Dileep (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
      Although India has made slow progress in reducing maternal mortality, progress in Tamil Nadu has been rapid. This case study documents how Tamil Nadu has taken initiatives to improve maternal health services leading to ...

    • Maternal health in Gujarat, India: A case study 

      Mavalankar D.V.; Vora K.S.; Ramani K.V.; Raman P.; Sharma B.; Upadhyaya M. (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
      Gujarat state of India has come a long way in improving the health indicators since independence, but progress in reducing maternal mortality has been slow and largely unmeasured or documented. This case study identified ...

    • Maternal health situation in India: A case study 

      Vora, Kranti S.; Mavalankar, Dileep; Ramani, K. V.; Upadhyaya, Mudita; Sharma, Bharati; Iyengar, Sharad; Gupta, Vikram; Iyengar, Kirti (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
      Since the beginning of the Safe Motherhood Initiative, India has accounted for at least a quarter of maternal deaths reported globally. India's goal is to lower maternal mortality to less than 100 per 100,000 livebirths ...

    • Using 'appreciative inquiry' in India to improve infection control practices in maternity care: A qualitative study 

      Sharma B.; Ramani K.V.; Mavalankar D.; Kanguru L.; Hussein J. (Co-Action Publishing, 2015)
      Background: Infections acquired during childbirth are a common cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Changing provider behaviour and organisational settings within the health system is key to reducing ...