6 May 2013
While breathtakingly beautiful, the Himalayan mountain ranges that surround many districts of Uttarakhand make this part of northern India hard to reach. This is certainly true of the district of Pauri Garhwal—parts of which are at a height of almost 10,000 feet above sea level.
18 April 2013
Last month, 511 pregnant women gathered at the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) in Cotabato City for two events – an annual celebration of “Buntis (Pregnant) Day” and the launch of postpartum family planning (PPFP) and postpartum IUD (PPIUD) services at the facility. The March 12th event highlighted ways for attendees to take care of their bodies for the future health of their unborn babies. PPFP was also stressed as a health intervention with benefits for both mothers and babies.
From 15-18 April, the 2013 Global Newborn Health Conference: Accelerating the Scale-Up of Maternal and Newborn Health Interventions to Reduce Mortality is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a welcome reception and optional supplementary session will be held prior to opening day, on 14 April 2013.
5 April 2013
MCHIP and Population Services International’s (PSI) Support for International Family Planning Organization (SIFPO) program, with funding support from USAID, will convene a regional meeting to bring international and regional experts to advance integration of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) into maternal health services.
WHAT:
A special Women Deliver pre-event: A Technical Meeting on Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP)
WHEN:
27 May 2013
WHERE:
Kuala Lumpur Conference Center
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WHY:
12 March 2013
By Marion Subah and Nyapu Taylor
Kpaiyea, Liberia—In past years, women who had recently given birth would travel to the small clinic in this rural, hard-to-reach spot in Lofa County, carrying their infants swaddled on their backs. However, if they wanted a family planning method to prevent an unwanted pregnancy, they were often out of luck. It wasn’t customary to offer family planning.
8 March 2013
Dear friends,
This International Women’s Day, we at MCHIP honor those on the frontlines helping women around the world have healthy pregnancies, safe deliveries, and the time necessary to nurture their children and themselves before giving birth again. In addition to handling life-threatening emergencies, midwives and community health workers (CHWs) often provide the regular, routine care that allows women and their families to thrive.
7 February 2013
Today, K4Health cross-posted a blog originally published on the Gates Impatient Optimists site on 8 January 2013 by MCHIP's Senior Reproductive Health Family Planning Advisor, Holly Blanchard, and Senior Program Coordinator, Elizabeth Sasser.
