Executive summary Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental to
people's health and survival, to economic development, and to the wellbeing of humanity …

Background Midwives are primary providers of care for childbearing women globally and
there is a need to establish whether there are differences in effectiveness between midwife …

Importance Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death in children younger
than 5 years worldwide. Despite advancing knowledge of risk factors and mechanisms …

In 2016, at the start of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era, pregnancy-related
preventable morbidity and mortality remains unacceptably high. While substantial progress …

Efforts to achieve the new worldwide goals for maternal and child survival will also prevent
stillbirth and improve health and developmental outcomes. However, the number of annual …

In May 2000, the Fifty-fourth World Health Assembly, by resolution WHA54. 12 on
Strengthening nursing and midwifery, requested the Director-General to “prepare rapidly a …

Poor coordination of care across providers and birth settings has been associated with
adverse maternal-newborn outcomes. Research suggests that integration of midwives into …

All women should have access to high quality maternity services—but what do we know
about the health care available to and used by women? With a focus on low-income and …

Este artigo tem como objetivo descrever os primeiros resultados de dois estudos avaliativos,
um sobre a Rede Cegonha e outro sobre o projeto Parto Adequado, denominados …

Maternal health is a big issue and is central to sustainable development. Each year, about
210 million women become pregnant and about 140 million newborn babies are delivered …