Brief on MCHIP work in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve maternal health by increasing efforts to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage, conducting formative research on the determinants of high cesarean birth rates, promoting pre-eclampsia guidelines, and improving service capacity and quality as well as midwifery education. (Availalbe in both English and Spanish.)
Newborn Health: LAC
Brief on MCHIP work in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve newborn health by participating in the LAC Alliance, addressing quality improvement, promoting south-to-south learning, and supporting the scale up of evidence-based methods to address the most pressing neonatal health risks. (Available in both English and Spanish.)
Postpartum IUD in Paraguay. A case series of 3000 cases
Published in the online journal Contraception, this article discusses intrauterine devices as effective as immediate and long-acting contraception in the postpartum period. This case series reviews the experience in one hospital in Paraguay over a 10-year period of time. To read the abstract, click here. To download the article, click here.
Formative Research to Assess the View of Health Care Providers in Nicaragua on the Mode of Childbirth in “Low-Risk” Pregnancies (Final Report)
The goal of this formative research was to explore birth attendants’ (physicians’ and midwives’) attitudes toward cesarean birth in Nicaragua, with the aim to collaborate in the design of a feasible and culturally appropriate intervention to decrease cesarean birth rates.
Investigacion culaitativa de los comportamientos comunitarios en relacion a la Salud Materna y Neonatal
Fact Sheet summarizing an assessment of community knowledge and practices in maternal and newborn health from MCHIP/Paraguay.
Pilot Introduction of Oxytocin in the Unijectª Injection System During Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor (AMTSL) at the Institutional Level in Honduras
This report evaluates the acceptability and feasibility of introducing oxytocin Uniject for active management of the third stage of labor. The Ministry of Health of Honduras (MOH) identified oxytocin in the Uniject™ injection system (oxytocin in Uniject) as a potential part of its strategy to address high mortality from postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to the system’s benefits of being single-dose, …
Pilot Introduction of Oxytocin in the Uniject™ Injection System During Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor (AMTSL) at the Institutional Level in Honduras
This report evaluates the acceptability and feasibility of introducing oxytocin Uniject for active management of the third stage of labor. The Ministry of Health of Honduras (MOH) identified oxytocin in the Uniject™ injection system (oxytocin in Uniject) as a potential part of its strategy to address high mortality from postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to the system’s benefits of being single-dose, …
Presentation on the MCHIP Program (in Spanish)
Presentation on the MCHIP Program (in Spanish)
Kangaroo Mother Care in the Dominican Republic (poster)
Poster highlighting the challenges and lessons learned of implementing Kangaroo Mother Care at San Vicente de Paul Hospital in the Dominican Republic.
Community Health Worker Scale Up Workshop Report
Summary of proceedings from a technical advisory group meeting to discuss community health worker (CHW) performance at scale. Participants from 13 organizations attended the meeting to discuss the design and management of CHW programs at the community, district, and national levels in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The meeting focused on considering effective community health work and the larger system in which CHWs function.