Maternal and Infant Deaths: Chasing Millennium Development Goals 4 And 5 (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Study Group)
Cambridge University Press, 6/1/2010
EAN 9781906985301, ISBN10: 1906985308
Paperback, 350 pages, 23.4 x 15.5 x 2 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, created under the auspices of the United Nations, challenged political, financial, medical and civil society leaders to improve both child and maternal health. The 58th RCOG Study Group brought together a range of experts - including midwives, obstetricians and gynaecologists, anaesthetists and paediatricians - to provide an up-to-date review of progress to date and the challenges around meeting these MDGs. This book presents the findings of the Study Group, with sections covering: • the size of the problem • clinical problems and solutions - maternal • clinical problems and solutions - neonatal • training and development • specific challenges in specific countries (Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Sri Lanka).
Part I. The Size of the Problem
1. The geography of maternal death Wendy Graham, Jacqueline Bell, Ann Fitzmaurice, Sarah Neal, Siti Nurul Qomariyah and Zo. Matthews
2. Delivering on neonatal survival to accelerate progress for Millennium Development Goal 4 Joy E. Lawn, Kate Kerber and Christabel Enweronu-Laryea
3. Beyond the numbers
reviewing maternal deaths and disabilities to make pregnancy safer Gwyneth Lewis
4. Human resource challenges Soo Downe
Part II. Clinical Problems and Solutions - Maternal
5. Postpartum haemorrhage Andrew Weeks
6. Reducing deaths from hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Robert Pattinson, G. Justus Hofmeyr and Carine Ronsmans
7. Obstructed labour (including partograms) Stephen Munjanja
8. Puerperal sepsis in low- and middle-income settings
past, present and future Julia Hussein and Leighton Walker
9. Unsafe abortion and strategies to reduce its impact on women's lives Caitlin Shannon and Beverly Winikoff
10. HIV and tuberculosis James McIntyre
11. A pragmatic approach to safe anaesthesia Kate Grady and Catriona Connolly
Part III. Clinical Problems and Solutions - Neonatal
12. Innovations for improving newborn survival in developing countries
do integrated strategies for maternal and newborn care matter? Zulfiqar Bhutta, Saad Seth and Noureen Afzal
13. Community interventions to reduce maternal and child mortality in low-income countries Audrey Prost, Christina Pagel and Anthony Costello
Part IV. Training and Development
14. Capacity development - a midwifery perspective Frances Day-Stirk
15. Increasing the capacity for essential obstetric and newborn care Nynke van den Broek and Jan Hofman
16. The role of the Royal Colleges in training and development Anthony Falconer, Kate Grady, Frances Day-Stirk and Stephen Allen
Part V. Specific Challenges in Specific Countries
17. Challenges faced in Afghanistan Jacqueline Hill and Eric Sinclair
18. Challenges faced in Zimbabwe Stephen Munjanja
19. How Egypt has overcome the challenges Oona Campbell, Lauren Foster Mustard, Nevine Hassanein and Karima Khalil
20. Learning from the achievements in Sri Lanka Harshalal Seneviratne
Part VI. Consensus Views
21. Consensus views arising from the 58th Study Group
Maternal and Infant Deaths
Chasing Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5
Index.