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This collection contains 30+ WHO publications dealing with newborn and maternal health, pregnancy, contraceptives, human semen and reproductive health indicators. This collection will be useful to health professionals, midwives and district health personnel.
Electronic access to these books is available for one year and for single institution access only.
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This collection contains 30 + WHO publications dealing with newborn and maternal health, pregnancy, contraceptives, human semen and reproductive health indicators. This collection will be useful to health professionals, midwives and district health personnel.
Electronic access to these books is available for one year and for single institution access only. .../...
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Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) is commonly defined as a blood loss of 500 ml or
more within 24 hours after birth. PPH is the leading cause of maternal mortality
in low-income countries and the primary cause of nearly one quarter of all maternal
deaths globally. .../...
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Reducing maternal mortality by 75% is the Millennium Development Goal 5a. To reach this
goal, countries need an accurate picture of the causes and levels of maternal deaths. However,
efforts to document the progress in decreasing maternal mortality must make adjustments
for inconsistencies in country-reported maternal mortality. .../...
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This is the report of the Commission for Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health to the United Nations. The Commission's ten recommendations focus on improving information for better results, improving tracking of resources, and stronger oversight of both results and resources at national and global levels.
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The main aim of this practical Handbook is to strengthen counselling and communication skills of skilled attendants (SAs) and other health providers, helping them to effectively discuss with women, families and communities the key issues surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, postnatal and post-abortion care. .../...
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This publication is the product of a joint initiative between PAHO/WHO, USAID, SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency) and AECI, initiated in 2004/05 to identify options for extending social protection in health to mothers, newborns, and children in Latin American Countries. .../...
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This handbook is an update of an earlier publication on monitoring the availability and use of obstetric services, issued by UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA in 1997. The indicators defined within the publication have been used by ministries of health, international agencies and programme managers in over 50 countries around the world. .../...
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Every year, more than 529 000 women and more than 5.7 million babies die before, during, or after childbirth, the majority in developing countries. The WHO is determined to respond to these tragedies and has developed seven Midwifery Education Modules to complement clinical tools and tools for management, planning and training. .../...
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This manual is written for midwives and doctors at the district hospital who are responsible for the care of women with complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the immediate postpartum period including immediate problems of the newborn. The emphasis of the manual is on rapid assessment and decision making. .../...
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This guide provides a full range of updated, evidence-based norms and standards that will enable health care providers to give high quality care during pregnancy, delivery and in the postpartum period, considering the needs of the mother and her newborn baby. .../...
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***This book is a winner of the British Medical Association's 2007 annual Medical Book Competition. Highly commended in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology category***
This manual is intended to be a practical guide to be read and used at many different levels by many different people, especially health-care professionals and planners, policy-makers and community leaders. .../...
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Evidence-based clinical practices that can save lives. Package includes the following manuals:
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a href="http://bookorders.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?sesslan=1&codlan=1&codcol=15&codcch=522">
Surgical Care for District Hospitals
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a href="http://bookorders.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1. .../...
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All over the world, major changes are taking
place in the area of maternal and child health
to achieve the goals set out in international
declarations and country commitments. The
need for evaluation and information has,
therefore, become increasingly apparent.
This report provides neonatal and perinatal
mortality estimates by country, regional
groupings and globally. .../...
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This maternal death review has provided an in-depth analysis of all factors that relate to maternal deaths of seven provinces that represent seven geographical regions in Viet Nam. .../...
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WHO's Western Pacific Regional Office is currently supporting second generation HIV surveillance, which concentrates resources where they will yield information that is most useful in reducing the spread of HIV and providing care for those affected. .../...
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***This product is only available directly from WHO Press, not through our network of sales agents. Please contact us by email: bookorders@who.int***
"The Blue Trunk libraries project makes it possible to establish a network to disseminate medical and health information that reaches out beyond academic and university circles. .../...
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"Public health programmes need to work together so that all families have access to a continuum of care that extends from pregnancy (and even before), through childbirth and on into childhood, instead of the often fragmented services available at present". .../...
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Every year some eight million women suffer pregnancy-related complications and over half a million die. Most of these deaths can be averted even where resources are limited but, in order to do so, the right kind of information is needed upon which to base actions. .../...
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Every year an estimated three million newborn babies die during the first week of life due to problems such as sepsis, tetanus, or asphyxia, or problems associated with trauma, low birth weight, or preterm birth. .../...
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11500508
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Some 20 million low-birth-weight babies are born each year, because of either preterm birth or impaired prenatal growth, mostly in less developed countries. For many small preterm infants, receiving prolonged medical care is important. However, kangaroo mother care is an effective way to meet baby's needs for warmth, breastfeeding, protection from infection, stimulation, safety and love. .../...
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16300008
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The concept of equity has emerged as a primary guiding for the work of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau. The Bureau has been gathering information on and examining issues related to disparities in health in the Americas, especially as they relate to socioeconomic factors. .../...
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Sets out a conceptual framework and detailed research protocol for investigating how women who are victims of domestic violence go about seeking help. .../...
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Draws together the facts, arguments, and lines of action needed to reduce maternal mortality from the current level of nearly 600,000 deaths each year. Intended to raise awareness and stimulate action, the book cites abundant evidence that maternal mortality can be reduced significantly through interventions requiring limited investment. .../...
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Describes a wide range of simple strategies and interventions that can be used to improve the management of maternal and child health programmes in developing countries. .../...
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1995
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Reports the methodology and findings of a meta-analysis designed to determine the usefulness of commonly employed indicators for monitoring the outcome of pregnancy and predicting risks. The study assessed some 25 data sets on maternal anthropometry and pregnancy outcome from 20 countries, providing information on more than 111,000 births. .../...
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1994
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11500408
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CHF 14,00
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A comprehensive guide to all aspects of the development, adaptation, and use of home-based maternal records as an exciting new tool for reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. .../...
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Krasovec, K., Anderson, M.A.
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1991
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16100529
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CHF 35,00
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A state-of-the-art report on the use of simple, inexpensive anthropometric indicators to measure the nutritional status of pregnant women, predict pregnancy outcome, and identify women at risk. .../...
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1989
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19300001
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CHF 3,50
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