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This MCSP co-authored article, published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, offers recommendations for how mapping and Geographic Information System applied to maternal and neonatal health data could potentially be used as part of the broader efforts for ending preventable maternal and newborn mortality. To read the full, open access article, click here. […]
This article, published in the journal Global Health: Science and Practice, examines a “skills and drills” intervention in four hospitals in Karnataka, India. Results show modest improvement in provider knowledge and skills, but not in actual response to obstetric and newborn emergencies. The author explores possible explanations, which include: 1) the need for a more […]
A newly trained midwife in Madagascar uses long neglected instruments at her health center to save the live of a newborn. […]
This MCSP co-authored article, published in the African Journal of Reproductive Health, shares the details and results of the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment survey, which was used to generate information on service availability and readiness of maternal, newborn and child health facilities to provide basic health care interventions for obstetric care, neonatal and child […]
MCSP has empowered more than 700 healthcare workers from 120 facilities in Ebonyi and Kogi states to provide essential and basic emergency care for pregnant women and newborns. […]
The Knowledge, Practice and Coverage survey tool (KPC) is designed to be used for rapid small population household surveys for integrated programs that are linked to communities. It is a flexible tool that allows for surveys to be tailored to various technical areas and combination of areas, while maintaining standards for collection of information for […]
A panel of global health practitioners shared their successes and challenges at the newest event in the “Idea to Impact” series. […]
This MCSP co-authored article — translated to “Evaluation de la disponibilité des personnels qualifiés en santé maternelle et néonatale à Madagascar” — was published in the African Evaluation Journal. In Madagascar, the position of maternal and neonatal health is worrying with a maternal mortality ratio of 478 per 100,000 live births and a neonatal and […]