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Presentations from MCHIP Nutrition Series Now Available
3 April 2013 Last fall, MCHIP opened its doors for a series of Brown Bag Presentations on Nutrition. The presentations included expert speakers on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. The recordings from these four events, as well as the PowerPoint presentations, are now available below. ************* Integrating Child Development and Nutrition Interventions among Infants in Rural India: Lessons from the Field October 2012

Register now! Symposium on Pre-eclampsia at Women Deliver
21 February 2013 Women Deliver 2013—the largest global conference meeting of the decade—will once again bring together thousands of participants from government, civil society organizations, global companies and more to focus on the health and well-being of girls and women. Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 28-30 May 2013, the conference is proud to have Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as a plenary speaker.

An Ounce of Prevention Yields Three Kilos of Joy for Mother in Madagascar
27 March 2013 Only a year earlier, 25-year-old Marie Rose Ravavinirina would likely not have survived the delivery of her baby girl, Emilia. Marie Rose lives in the rural commune of Ambohitromby in the Andromba District (Ambatondrazaka region), a remote location with no public transportation that is situated over 65 km (more than 40 miles) away from the nearest hospital. Her baby was in a breech position at the time of her labor, which meant that without surgical assistance, she and her baby could perish during the delivery.

Guinean Woman’s Life Saved by Quick Actions of Health Care Providers
26 March 2013 By Alisha Horowitz When Dr. Mamadou Oury Barry first saw Hawa Condé, the 23-year-old patient was crying out, “I’m going to die.” The young mother had reason to fear. She had given birth 24 hours earlier at her home in the village of Tiro, and though the labor and delivery of her baby boy had gone smoothly, the placenta had not been delivered.

27 March: French and English Online Orientations to New EoNC Toolkit
25 March 2013 MCHIP has recently released another maternal health-focused toolkit on Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care (EONC) on the K4Health website. It provides guidance on key programmatic steps, providing lessons learned and relevant resources to assist country programs, donors and governments to develop focused interventions and programs.

Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care
This toolkit provides guidance on key programmatic steps, providing lessons learned and relevant resources to assist country programs, donors and governments to develop focused interventions and programs.With an emphasis on programs in Africa, it reflects the contributions of many donors, agencies, associations, academic institutions and organizations which have identified EONC as a priority, and contribute in different ways to addressing it. The toolkit can be found on the K4Health website here.

Review Suggests Community-based Programs for PPH Prevention at Home Birth Can Achieve High Distribution and Use of Misoprostol
This two-page brief summarizes the findings of an article published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. "Misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage prevention at home birth: an integrative review of global implementation experience to date” describes an integrative review of published research studies and evaluation reports from 18 programs that distributed misoprostol at the community level for prevention of PPH at home births.

MCHIP Co-authors Article on Community-based Programs for PPH Prevention at Home Birth
21 March 2013 “Misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage prevention at home birth: an integrative review of global implementation experience to date,” was published in February in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Co-authored by MCHIP colleagues and staff at Venture Strategies Innovations, the article describes an integrative review of published research studies and evaluation reports from 18 programs that distributed misoprostol at the community level for prevention of PPH at home births.

World Water Day: Promoting Water and Food Sanitation, Health and Hygiene in Egypt
20 March 2013 This World Water Day, Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Egypt are focusing on key messages concerning water and hygiene to improve health outcomes and nutrition in the areas where they live. The SMART project—a USAID-funded MCHIP project that focuses on improving maternal and neonatal health and nutrition—is collaborating with the Egyptian Nursing Syndicate to raise the awareness of nurses on the importance of infection control, especially around newborn babies and postpartum mothers. The Water and Food Sanitation program for nurses working in public and private hospitals in the six SMART target governorates aims to reduce the incidence of gastric and diarrheal diseases by emphasizing simple precautions that nurses can take to reduce the spread of infection.

Malian Midwife Champions Respectful Care for Pregnant Women and their Families
14 March 2013 The man brings his pregnant wife into the health center and is confronted by the irritated midwife who raises her voice: “I’m too busy, what do you want? Go outside, this is no place for a man!” Later, the man returns for news about his wife’s condition and is promptly told to “go back and sit there.” 
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