New global guidance supports community and lay health workers in postpartum hemorrhage prevention
| Autor: | Kusum Thapa, Ann Starrs, Clara Ladi Ejembi, Pamela Norick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Global Health World Health Organization Health Services Accessibility World health Nursing Pregnancy Oxytocics medicine Humans Maternal Health Services Maternal health Empowerment Maternal Welfare Misoprostol media_common Community Health Workers Community engagement business.industry Postpartum Hemorrhage Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Female Task shifting business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 122:187-189 |
| ISSN: | 0020-7292 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.05.001 |
| Popis: | New global guidance has emerged to support countries as they consider introducing or scaling-up misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) recognize the critical role that community and lay health workers play in preventing PPH and increasing access to misoprostol where skilled birth attendants are not available. As case examples from Nigeria and Nepal illustrate, community engagement and empowerment are critical strategies in successful misoprostol for PPH programs, and must increasingly be viewed as part of efforts to improve maternal health and achieve Millennium Development Goal 5. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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