Presentations Ideas and Interventions to Improve Maternal Health Strengthening Systems for Maternal Health Reproductive and Sexual Health Underlying Factors in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Measuring and Monitoring Maternal Health Policy, Advocacy and Communications Ideas and Interventions to Improve Maternal Health Treatment and decision-making for postpartum hemorrhage   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Silver Oak 2 Presentations D.Abbas: Treatment of postpartum hemorrhage with sublingual misoprostol versus oxytocin: findings from two large double-blinded randomized non-inferiority trials (Abstract) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Abstract) S.Miller: Misoprostol for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Cost Effectiveness, Mortality, Morbidity, and Effects on Women's Lives (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Presentation) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Presentation) S.Shahnaz: Use of data for decision making by field level staff for community based maternal health care project (Abstract) S.Shahnaz: Empowering pregnant women and their community for the prevention, recognition and management of postpartum haemorrhage cases with a low-tech, life-saving package (Abstract) S.Shahnaz: Use of data for decision making by field level staff for community-based maternal health care project (Presentation) S.Shahnaz: Empowering pregnant women and their community for the prevention, recognition and management of postpartum haemorrhage cases with a low-tech, life-saving package (Presentation) Clean birth kits: do we need them?   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Jacaranda 2 Presentations V.Hundley: A brief overview of the state of the evidence base (Abstract) W.Graham: Establishing whether there is a need for clean birth kits (Abstract) W.Graham: Establishing whether there is a need for clean birth kits (Presentation) W.Graham : The geography of progress B.Avan: Details of a research prioritisation exercise and an invitation to participants to join a community of practice (Abstract) Implementing evidence-based practices   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Theatre 1 Presentations N.Jahan: Active management of third stage of labor in Bangladesh (Abstract) N.Jahan: Active management of third stage of labor in Bangladesh (Presentation) J.Kabagema: Use of the Partograph: What do we know, what do we need to find out? (Abstract) J.Kabagema: Use of the Partograph: What do we know, what do we need to find out? (Presentation) S.Saha: Improving the Use of the Partograph: A case study from a rural integrated health and development project (Abstract) K. Prenger (substitute for S.Saha): Improving the Use of the Partograph: A case study from a rural integrated health and development project (Presentation) Extremely affordable technologies for maternal and newborn survival   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Silver Oak 1 Presentations P.Coffey: Achieving MDG5 through innovative technologies to prevent and manage postpartum hemorrhage (Abstract) P.Coffey: Achieving MDG5 through innovative technologies to prevent and manage postpartum hemorrhage (Presentation) T.Laerdal: A low cost and culturally adapted birthing simulator (Abstract) T.Laerdal: A new low cost culturally adapted birthing simulator (Presentation) H.Sanghvi: Community based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Addressing the second biggest killer of women in childbirth: pre-eclampsia (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Addressing the second biggest killer of women in childbirth: pre-eclampsia (Presentation) H.Sanghvi: Community based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (Presentation) H.Sanghvi: Community-based interventions - striking the right balance Cesarean sections: classifying, improving access, and understanding indications   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Theatre 1 Presentations K.Prenger (substitute for L. Day): Strengthening cesarean section services: a case study from a rural integrated health and development project in Bangladesh (Abstract) E.Landry: Retrospective record review of cesarean deliveries at two hospitals in Uganda (Abstract) E.Landry: Retrospective record review of cesarean deliveries at two hospitals in Uganda (Presentation) M.Torloni: Classifications of cesarean sections: a systematic review (Abstract) M.Torloni: Classifications of cesarean sections: a systematic review (Presentation) Safe delivery practices   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Theatre 3 Presentations S.Stratton: Going from Pilot to Scale with AMTSL in Armenia (Abstract) S.Stratton: Use of oxytocin in Uniject to facilitate practice of AMTSL in Mali: testing a new delivery technology (Abstract) S.Stratton: Strengthening pre-service education systems for nurses and midwives in Mali and Rwanda (Abstract) S.Stratton: Going from Pilot to Scale with AMTSL in Armenia (Presentation) S.Stratton: Strengthening pre-service education systems for nurses and midwives in Mali and Rwanda (Presentation) C.Olavarrieta: Magnesium sulfate use for the treatment of severe preeclampsia and eclampsia in Mexico (Abstract) C.Olavarrieta: Magnesium sulfate use for the treatment of severe preeclampsia and eclampsia in Mexico (Presentation) N.Mohammed: First study of uterine artery Doppler screening in the second trimester for prediction of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in high-risk Pakistani women (Abstract) N.Mohammed: First study of uterine artery Doppler screening in the second trimester for prediction of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in high-risk Pakistani women (Presentation) S.Desai: Influence of previous institutional delivery on choice of place of subsequent delivery (Abstract) S.Desai: Influence of previous institutional delivery on choice of place of subsequent delivery (Presentation) Barriers and solutions to improving maternal health   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Theatre 2 Presentations S.Mundle: Barriers to magnesium sulfate use for pre-eclampsia: a case study from India (Abstract) S.Mundle: Barriers to magnesium sulfate use for pre-eclampsia: a case study from India (Presentation) B.Karachiwala: The use and misuse of oxytocin: a study in rural Karnataka, India (Abstract) B.Karachiwala: The use and misuse of oxytocin: a study in rural Karnataka, India (Presentation) P.Mukasa: Ruptured uterus in western Uganda, a 2 year retrospective review (Abstract) P.Mukasa: Ruptured uterus in western Uganda, a 2 year retrospective review (Presentation) H.Knight: Barriers to evidence-based maternal health interventions: A global survey of healthcare providers (Abstract) H.Knight: Crowd-sourcing barriers to proven maternal health interventions (Abstract) H.Knight: Barriers to evidence-based maternal health interventions: A global survey of healthcare providers (Presentation) Advancing postpartum family planning   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Gulmohar Presentations C.McKaig: A life-saving intervention within our grasp: postpartum family planning (Abstract) C.McKaig: A life-saving intervention within our grasp: postpartum family planning (Presentation) R.Asif: Development and expansion of PPIUCD services in India (Abstract) R.Asif: Development and expansion of PPIUCD services in India (Presentation) S.Ahmed: An integrated model of community-based maternal and newborn care and family planning (Abstract) S.Ahmed: An integrated model of community-based maternal and newborn care and family planning (Presentation) R.Kamunya: Integrating postnatal care and postpartum family planning in Kenya: results from operations research (Abstract) R.Kamunya: Integrating postnatal care and postpartum family planning in Kenya: results from operations research (Presentation) S.Hasan: Initiating postpartum family planning services in Bangladesh: addressing a missed opportunity (Abstract) S.Hasan: Initiating postpartum family planning services in Bangladesh: addressing a missed opportunity (Presentation) Community interventions for postpartum hemorrhage   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Silver Oak 2 Presentations S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Abstract) S.Miller: Misoprostol for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Cost Effectiveness, Mortality, Morbidity, and Effects on Women's Lives (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Presentation) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Presentation) C.Taylor: Postpartum haemorrhage prevention and treatment programs: the value proposition for Oxytocin in Uniject (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Community based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Addressing the second biggest killer of women in childbirth: pre-eclampsia (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Addressing the second biggest killer of women in childbirth: pre-eclampsia (Presentation) H.Sanghvi: Community based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (Presentation) H.Sanghvi: Community-based interventions - striking the right balance N.Prata: Bringing their method of choice to rural women: community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia (Abstract) N.Prata: Protecting women who deliver at home from postpartum haemorrhage: distribution of misoprostol through antenatal care in Tanzania (Abstract) N.Prata: Community mobilization to increase uptake of maternal health services in northern Nigeria N.Prata: Bringing their method of choice to rural women: community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia (Presentation) N.Prata: Protecting women who deliver at home from postpartum haemorrhage: distribution of misoprostol through antenatal care in Tanzania (Presentation) Saving Newborn Lives: lessons learned from newborn health advocacy and programs   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 3 Presentations A.Khan: Newborn health was elusive in Pakistan policy circles until 2000 and Saving Newborn Lives (Abstract) A.Khan: Newborn health was elusive in Pakistan policy circles until 2000 and Saving Newborn Lives (Presentation) A.KC: The Nepal community-based newborn care package (Abstract) B.Pooley: An integrated regional approach to maternal and neonatal health the LAC Neonatal Alliance Experience (Abstract) M. Foley (substitute for B.Pooley): An integrated regional approach to maternal and neonatal health the LAC Neonatal Alliance Experience (Presentation) M.Bateman: Evolution of newborn health and convergence with maternal health (Abstract) M.Bateman: Evolution of newborn health and convergence with maternal health (Abstract) A.Sasmito: Working with politicians to accelerate improvement in newborn and maternal health at district level (Abstract) A.Sasmito: Working with politicians to accelerate improvement in newborn and maternal health at district level (Presentation) Improving services through targeted community interventions   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Silver Oak 2 Presentations N.KC: Prevention of pre-eclampsia, eclampsia through calcium supplementation (Abstract) N.KC: Prevention of pre-eclampsia, eclampsia through calcium supplementation (Presentation) A.Samsor: Introduction of misoprostol for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage during home births in Afghanistan (Abstract) A.Samsor: Introduction of misoprostol for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage during home births in Afghanistan (Presentation) T.Segun: Improving maternal and newborn health through income generating activities of mothers' savings and loan clubs in northern Nigeria (Abstract) T.Segun: Improving maternal and newborn health through income generating activities of mothers' savings and loan clubs in northern Nigeria (Presentation) A.Chinombo: Increasing utilization of maternal health services through targeted community interventions in Malawi (Presentation) R.Jahan: Effectiveness of community action groups in addressing local maternal and newborn health care issues: experience from rural Bangladesh (Abstract) Prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Silver Oak 1 Presentations S.Shahnaz: Use of data for decision making by field level staff for community based maternal health care project (Abstract) S.Shahnaz: Empowering pregnant women and their community for the prevention, recognition and management of postpartum haemorrhage cases with a low-tech, life-saving package (Abstract) S.Shahnaz: Use of data for decision making by field level staff for community-based maternal health care project (Presentation) S.Shahnaz: Empowering pregnant women and their community for the prevention, recognition and management of postpartum haemorrhage cases with a low-tech, life-saving package (Presentation) M.Quaiyum: Feasibility, acceptability and programme effectiveness of misoprostol for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in rural Bangladesh (Abstract) M.Quaiyum: Feasibility, acceptability and programme effectiveness of misoprostol for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in rural Bangladesh (Presentation) S.Spangler: To Open Oneself is a Poor Woman's Trouble: Embodied inequality and childbirth in south-central Tanzania (Abstract) S.Spangler: Expanding postpartum hemorrhage prevention to the community in resource poor contexts: critical considerations and next steps (Abstract) S.Spangler: To Open Oneself is a Poor Woman's Trouble: Embodied inequality and childbirth in south-central Tanzania (Presentation) S.Spangler: Expanding postpartum hemorrhage prevention to the community in resource poor contexts: critical considerations and next steps (Presentation) S.Aryal: Community based approaches for increasing uterotonic coverage for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage with misoprostol (Abstract) S.Aryal: Community based approaches for increasing uterotonic coverage for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage with misoprostol (Presentation) A.Saha: Continuum of care approach clinical and community action to address post partum hemorrhage (Presentation) Assessing skilled birth attendance for improving maternal health outcomes   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Jacaranda 2 Presentations B.Sood: ACCESS evaluation to assess effects on quality of care, and knowledge and use of maternal and newborn healthcare services (Abstract) B.Sood: ACCESS evaluation to assess effects on quality of care, and knowledge and use of maternal and newborn healthcare services (Presentation) S.Adhikari: Promoting skilled care at birth: maternal and neonatal health update for health workers in Dailekh and Sindhuli, Nepal (Abstract) S.Adhikari: Promoting skilled care at birth: maternal and neonatal health update for health workers in Dailekh and Sindhuli, Nepal (Presentation) D.Walker: PRONTO2:Innovation in emergency obstetric training (Abstract) D.Walker: Skilled birth attendants in Mexico: How does care during normal birth by general physicians, obstetric nurses and professional midwives compare to WHO evidence-based practice guidelines? (Abstract) D.Walker: Skilled birth attendants in Mexico: How does care during normal birth by general physicians, obstetric nurses and professional midwives compare to WHO evidence-based practice guidelines? (Presentation) D.Walker: PRONTO2:Innovation in emergency obstetric training (Presentation) M.Shukla: Strengthening the government of Jharkhand skilled birth attendance program (Abstract) M.Shukla: Strengthening the Government of Jharkhand skilled birth attendance program (Presentation) Community-based postpartum care   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Jacaranda 1 Presentations C.Ronsmans: A proposal for targeted postnatal care for women with near-miss obstetric events and perinatal deaths (Abstract) C.Ronsmans: A proposal for targeted postnatal care for women with near-miss obstetric events and perinatal deaths (Presentation) C.Warren: Does integration improve the quality of postnatal care? (Abstract) C.Warren: Does integration improve the quality of postnatal care? (Presentation) K.Iyengar: Postpartum home visits by skilled birth attendants in rural Rajasthan (Abstract) K.Iyengar: Postpartum home visits by skilled birth attendants in rural Rajasthan (Presentation) J.Smith (Substitute for V.Bataglia): Postpartum IUD in Paraguay: case series of 5000 women (Abstract) J.Smith (Substitute for V. Bataglia): Postpartum IUD in Paraguay: case series of 5000 women (Presentation) M.Ahmadzai: Addressing barriers to community based postpartum family planning (Abstract) Improving the measurement of the burden of maternal ill health and death in rural Bangladesh   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 1 Presentations F.Huda: Profile of maternal and foetal complications in women giving birth in health facilities (Abstract) F.Huda: Profile of maternal and foetal complications in women giving birth in health facilities (Presentation) J.Ferdous: Levels and determinants of short and long-term postpartum morbidities among women in Matlab (Abstract) J.Ferdous: Levels and determinants of short and long-term postpartum morbidities among women in Matlab (Presentation) M.Hoque: Coping with the costs of maternal illness (Abstract) M.Hoque: Coping with the costs of maternal illness (Presentation) R.Khan: Fistual and prolapse: comparison of two long term delivery related complications and their consequences on women's lives (Abstract) R.Khan: Fistual and prolapse: comparison of two long term delivery related complications and their consequences on women's lives (Presentation) M.Koblinsky: Overview of the maternal morbidity study (Presentation) Using behavior change communications as an intervention to achieving MDGs 4 and 5   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Gulmohar Presentations M.Khan: Performance of Janani Suraksha Yojana: can it help to achieving MDGs 4 and 5? (Abstract) M.Khan: Behavior change communication influencing reproductive health behaviour: how and when it makes a difference (Abstract) M.Khan: Performance of Janani Suraksha Yojana: can it help to achieving MDGs 4 and 5? (Presentation) T.Kiran: Promoting behavior change communication as intervention to influence family heath outcomes (Abstract) T.Kiran: Promoting behavior change communication as intervention to influence family heath outcomes (Presentation) R.Ganesan: Use of information and communications technology in behavior change communication (Abstract) R.Ganesan: Use of information and communications technology in behavior change communication (Presentation) N.Ramakrishnan: Potential of partnering with mass media for influencing reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition outcomes (Abstract) N.Ramakrishnan: Potential of partnering with mass media for influencing reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition outcomes (Presentation) Interconnections between maternal and neonatal health   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Silver Oak 2 Presentations Z.Bhutta: Interconnections between maternal and neonatal health (Abstract) Z.Bhutta: Global evidence on effective community level interventions A.Starrs: Moving from research to policy: advocacy messages and partnerships (Abstract) J.Smith: Building the capacity of midwives as skilled birth attendants (Abstract) J.Smith: One provider: linked care for mothers and newborns (Abstract) J.Smith: Improving maternal health through health systems strengthening: lessons from Malawi J.Smith: Building the capacity of midwives as skilled birth attendants (Presentation) Learning from the government of India on reproductive health, maternal health, and child health   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 1 No Presentation Added Yet ! Engaging and mobilizing communities   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 1 Presentations S.Paul: Mobilizing communities to improve maternal and newborn health in Dumka district of Jharkhand, India (Abstract) S.Paul: Mobilizing communities to improve maternal and newborn health in Dumka district of Jharkhand, India (Presentation) M.Sebastian: Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy promotion among young low parity women in India (Abstract) M.Sebastian: Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy promotion among young low parity women in India (Presentation) A.Prost: Can a participatory intervention with women's groups lead to sustained improvements in maternal mental health? Evidence from Jharkhand and Orissa (Abstract) A.Prost: Can a participatory intervention with women's groups lead to sustained improvements in maternal mental health? Evidence from Jharkhand and Orissa (Presentation) V.Kumar: Community-based behavior change management approach leading to improved maternal health outcomes (Abstract) V.Kumar: Community-based behavior change management approach leading to improved maternal health outcomes (Presentation) N.Ali: Birthing and authoritative knowledge: an anthropological exploration among indigenous women in Bangladesh (Abstract) N.Ali: Birthing and authoritative knowledge: an anthropological exploration among indigenous women in Bangladesh (Presentation) Economics of maternal health interventions   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Jacaranda 2 Presentations S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Abstract) S.Miller: Misoprostol for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Cost Effectiveness, Mortality, Morbidity, and Effects on Women's Lives (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Presentation) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Presentation) M.Khan: Performance of Janani Suraksha Yojana: can it help to achieving MDGs 4 and 5? (Abstract) M.Khan: Behavior change communication influencing reproductive health behaviour: how and when it makes a difference (Abstract) M.Khan: Performance of Janani Suraksha Yojana: can it help to achieving MDGs 4 and 5? (Presentation) D.Isu: User fees and utilization of healthcare facilities by pregnant women: an analysis of the free maternal health care program of the Delta State Government (Abstract) D.Isu: User fees and utilization of healthcare facilities by pregnant women: an analysis of the free maternal health care program of the Delta State Government (Presentation) A.Agarwal: Cost of utilization of maternal healthcare services among slum dwellers: a case study of Delhi (Abstract) A.Agarwal: Cost of utilization of maternal healthcare services among slum dwellers: a case study of Delhi (Presentation) S.Miller (substitute for S. Geller): Misoprostol for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Cost Effectiveness, Mortality, Morbidity, and Effects on Women's Lives (Presentation) Integrated approaches to improving maternal health outcomes   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Silver Oak 2 Presentations H.Youssef: Improving maternal health in Egypt (Abstract) H.Youssef: Improving maternal health in Egypt (Presentation) A.Eltahir: Clinical and community actions addressing postpartum hemmorage (Abstract) A.Eltahir: Clinical and community actions addressing postpartum hemmorage (Presentation) A.Rahman: Delivery care and perinatal outcomes: findings from an integrated maternal, neonatal and child health care program in rural Bangladesh (Abstract) A.Rahman: Delivery care and perinatal outcomes: findings from an integrated maternal, neonatal and child health care program in rural Bangladesh (Presentation) M.Rahman: Antenatal attendance, delivery care seeking patterns and perinatal outcomes: experience from an integrated community and facility based program in Bangladesh (Abstract) M.Rahman: Antenatal attendance, delivery care seeking patterns and perinatal outcomes: experience from an integrated community and facility based program in Bangladesh (Presentation) A.Rahman: Improving maternal and newborn health: an integrated approach from rural Bangladesh (Abstract) A.Rahman: Improving maternal and newborn health: an integrated approach from rural Bangladesh (Presentation) Community-based interventions to improve maternal and neonatal health in urban Maharashtra   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Maple Presentations V.Kshirsagar: Outcomes of specialized clinics at primary health care level on referrals to secondary health centers (Abstract) V.Kshirsagar: Outcomes of specialized clinics at primary health care level on referrals to secondary health centers (Presentation) N.Karandikar: Experiences and barriers of working with private practitioners on quality of care in Mumbai (Abstract) N.Karandikar: Experiences and barriers of working with private practitioners on quality of care in Mumbai (Presentation) G.Sodhi: Use of client satisfaction norms in increasing utilization of maternal health services in Malegaon urban health posts (Abstract) G.Sodhi: Use of client satisfaction norms in increasing utilization of maternal health services in Malegaon urban health posts (Presentation) S.Ahankari: Knowledge and practice of pregnant women adpoted by self help groups in slums of Solapur City (Abstract) S.Ahankari: Knowledge and practice of pregnant women adpoted by self help groups in slums of Solapur City (Presentation) V.Shende: Outcome of need based behaviour change communication on antenatal care in Nagpur (Abstract) V.Shende: Outcome of need based behaviour change communication on antenatal care in Nagpur (Presentation) World Health Organization: making a difference in maternal health   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Gulmohar Presentations F.Paulin: Demand side financing (Abstract) M.Mathai: eTools partograph training (Abstract) S.Gupta: Safe Abortions (Abstract) N.Awinn: Maternal death reviews (Abstract) The power of partnerships in advancing maternal and newborn health   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Jacaranda 1 Presentations L.Freedman: Partnership in EmONC assessment and scaling up (Abstract) L.Freedman: Partnership in EmONC assessment and scaling up (Presentation) G.Lal: Lessons from the ICM-UNFPA Partnership on the Investing in Midwives Programme (Abstract) G.Lal: Lessons from the ICM-UNFPA Partnership on the Investing in Midwives Programme (Presentation) D.Taylor: The FIGO-Gates, NESOG and Nepal Government partnership in MNH (Abstract) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Abstract) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Presentation) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Presentation) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Presentation) PANEL 1 --- United Nations H4 panel on implementation research in maternal and newborn health   September 1, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Jacaranda 1&2 Presentations S.Mbuyita: Designing district level emergency referral systems in Tanzania (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Confronting realities: the strategic use of research in program implementation (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Designing district level emergency referral systems in Tanzania (Presentation) S.Mbuyita: Confronting realities: the strategic use of research in program implementation (Presentation) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Abstract) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Presentation) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Presentation) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Presentation) P.Fife: UN H4 Panel on Implementation Research in Maternal and Newborn Health (Abstract) A.Shankar: Implementation research toward MDG5: where are we now and where we need to go (Abstract) A.Shankar: Implementation research toward MDG5: where are we now and where we need to go (Presentation) PANEL 1---Building an evidence base on integration of interventions during antenatal care and beyond   August 31, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Silver Oak 1&2 Presentations R.Quick: The impact of integration of household water treatment and hygiene promotion with antenatal services on maternal household hygiene practices (Abstract) R.Quick: The impact of integration of household water treatment and hygiene promotion with antenatal services on maternal household hygiene practices (Presentation) M.Kamb: The case for integration of maternal syphilis screening to promote better maternal and child health and stronger health systems (Abstract) M.Kamb: The case for integration of maternal syphilis screening to promote better maternal and child health and stronger health systems (Presentation) L.Lesole: Integrating prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programs with general maternal-child health in South Africa (Abstract) L.Lesole: Integrating prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programs with general maternal-child health in South Africa (Presentation) PANEL 2 --- The next generation of maternal health solutions   August 31, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Stein Auditorium Presentations H.Kotlolo: Dynamics of HIV diagnosis and disclosure by end of pregnancy in urban Johannesburg (Abstract) H.Kotlolo: Dynamics of HIV diagnosis and disclosure by end of pregnancy in urban Johannesburg (Presentation) Z.Bai: JANMA clean birth kit (Abstract) Z.Bai: JANMA clean birth kit (Presentation) E.Madu: Maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, safe birth (Abstract) E.Madu: Maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, safe birth (Presentation) C.Santos: Arte de Nascer (Art of Being Born): Initiation of humanization in the process of pregnancy and birth (Abstract) S.Cochran: Motivating communities to make motherhood safer (Abstract) S.Cochran: Motivating communities to make motherhood safer (Presentation) [back to top] Strengthening Systems for Maternal Health Improving access to facility deliveries   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Magnolia Presentations A.Longombe: The necessity of waiting houses for pregnant women in the DR Congo (Abstract) W.Lingerh: Barriers and determinants of skilled attendant use at health centers in five districts of Tigray, Ethiopia (Abstract) G.Rao: EMRI in pregnancy-related inter-facility transfers in India (Abstract) G.Rao: EMRI in pregnancy-related inter-facility transfers in India (Presentation) M.vanDijk: Improving the health of indigenous Guatemalan women by strengthening maternity waiting homes (Abstract) M.vanDijk: Sexual and reproductive health needs of recently pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in Mexico M.vanDijk: Improving the health of indigenous Guatemalan women by strengthening maternity waiting homes (Presentation) B.Dmello: Comprehensive program to address maternal health in Dar-es-salaam Tanzania (Abstract) Strategic approaches to strengthening health systems to improve maternal health   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Theatre 3 Presentations S.Stratton: Going from Pilot to Scale with AMTSL in Armenia (Abstract) S.Stratton: Use of oxytocin in Uniject to facilitate practice of AMTSL in Mali: testing a new delivery technology (Abstract) S.Stratton: Strengthening pre-service education systems for nurses and midwives in Mali and Rwanda (Abstract) S.Stratton: Going from Pilot to Scale with AMTSL in Armenia (Presentation) S.Stratton: Strengthening pre-service education systems for nurses and midwives in Mali and Rwanda (Presentation) M.Narayana: Strengthening nursing councils and nurses' associations to improve maternal health service delivery (Abstract) K.Venkateswaran: Using supportive supervision and performance improvement approaches to improve quality of maternal health services: experience in India and Uganda (Abstract) K.Venkateswaran: Using supportive supervision and performance improvement approaches to improve quality of maternal health services: experience in India and Uganda (Presentation) F.Ndiaye: Integration of AMTSL indicators into Senegal's National Health Information System (Abstract) F.Ndiaye (substitute for D. Trudeau): On the job training for improved family planning and maternal and child health services in Senegal: the mentoring approach F.Ndiaye: Integration of AMTSL indicators into Senegal's National Health Information System (Presentation) Human resources for maternal and newborn health: the key element   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Silver Oak 1 Presentations H.dePinho: Expanding access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care: experience of task-shifting to non-physician clinicians (Abstract) H.dePinho: Expanding access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care: experience of task-shifting to non-physician clinicians (Presentation) H.dePinho: Expanding access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care: experience of task-shifting to non-physician clinicians (Presentation) B.Lynch: Midwifery services: delivering care in the community setting (Abstract) B.Lynch: Midwifery services: delivering care in the community setting (Presentation) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Abstract) V.Fauveau: Investing in midwives: surely the best way to reach MDG 5 V.Fauveau: UNFPA's maternal health thematic fund (Abstract) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Presentation) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Presentation) J.Smith: Building the capacity of midwives as skilled birth attendants (Abstract) J.Smith: One provider: linked care for mothers and newborns (Abstract) J.Smith: Improving maternal health through health systems strengthening: lessons from Malawi J.Smith: Building the capacity of midwives as skilled birth attendants (Presentation) P.Okong: Capacity building of professional health associations: the 10 year experience of The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada P.Okong: Capacity building of professional health associations: the 10-year experience of The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (Abstract) Emergency referral for mothers and newborns: innovative strategies from Africa and Asia   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Jacaranda 2 Presentations P.Mohan: Establishing and managing transport for obstetric emergencies in rural India (Abstract) P.Mohan: Establishing and managing transport for obstetric emergencies in rural India (Presentation) K.Afsana: From home birth to emergency obstetric care: innovations in emergency referral in Bangladesh (Abstract) K.Afsana: From home birth to emergency obstetric care: innovations in emergency referral in Bangladesh (Presentation) S.Mbuyita: Designing district level emergency referral systems in Tanzania (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Confronting realities: the strategic use of research in program implementation (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Designing district level emergency referral systems in Tanzania (Presentation) S.Mbuyita: Confronting realities: the strategic use of research in program implementation (Presentation) E.Keyes: Using GIS to describe and improve inter-facility referral networks in two regions of Ethiopia (Abstract) E.Keyes: Using GIS to describe and improve inter-facility referral networks in two regions of Ethiopia (Presentation) Quality of maternal health systems: are health systems ready for MDG5?   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Jacaranda 1 Presentations M.Sharan: Quality of maternal health system: a new diagnostic framework (Abstract) M.Sharan: Quality of maternal health systems: a new diagnostic framework (Presentation) M.Ghebrehiwet: Quality of maternal health system in Eritrea: implications for increasing skilled delivery care (Abstract) A.Malata: Quality of maternal health system in Malawi: is increasing skilled delivery care enough? (Abstract) I.Mounkaila: Quality of maternal health system in Niger: challenges of a resource constrained setting (Abstract) S.Ahmed: A method for estimating maternal mortality for sub-national areas: an application to Bangladesh (Abstract) S.Ahmed: Abortion: the hidden burden on health system and maternal health in Africa (Abstract) S.Ahmed: A method for estimating maternal mortality for sub-national areas: an application to Bangladesh (Presentation) Increasing and strengthening access   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Willow Presentations A.Rosales: An intra-partum care strategy with two distribution points model: the right move to improve provision and use of maternal health care in underserved and poor geographical areas (Abstract) S.Izatov: Strengthening maternal health in Tajikistan through community-based emergency transport (Abstract) A.Dubey:An epidemiological study on emergency cases of pregnancy in rural Andhra Pradesh, India (Abstract) E.Madsen: Maternal health supplies in Bangladesh and Uganda: barriers to access and advocacy entry points (Abstract) B.Gautum: Increasing access and equity to maternal health services in Nepal: NGO community mobilidation programme (Abstract) S.Tiwari: Increasing access and equity to maternal health services in Nepal: government funded and managed conditional cash transfer scheme (Abstract) Strategies for investing in maternal health   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Silver Oak 2 Presentations M.Scharf: Donor funding, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS (Abstract) M.Scharf: Donor funding, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS (Presentation) H.Modugu: Limited resources for health interventions require a methodology to identify regions with high need, potential for high impact, and better preparations for investment (Abstract) H.Modugu: Limited resources for health interventions require a methodology to identify regions with high need, potential for high impact, and better preparations for investment (Presentation) A.Kumar: Lowering cost and raising access to maternal care in india (Presentation) N.Carvalho: Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan: Costs, Health Impact, and Progress Towards MDG 5 (Abstract) N.Carvalho: Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan: Costs, Health Impact, and Progress Towards MDG 5 (Presentation) S.Goldie: Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan: Costs, Health Impact, and Progress Towards MDG 5 (Abstract) Public-private partnerships: promising interventions in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Jacaranda 1 Presentations K.Herschderfer: Collaborative research towards identifying and prioritizing promising practices in maternal and newborn health (Abstract) N.Mohammed: Outreach activities for improving utilization of reproductive health services in health facilities (Abstract) N.Mohammed: Public-Private Partnership for reduction of maternal mortality in Uruzgan, Afghanistan (Abstract) P.Walker: A rapid assessment of promising practices in maternal and newborn health in Sierra Leone (Abstract) Task-shifting to expand access to EmOC: developing a deeper understanding of what it takes   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Silver Oak 1 Presentations K.Ramsey: Task-shifting emergency obstetric care to Non-Physician Clinicians: Training types and needs in Africa (Abstract) H.dePinho: Expanding access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care: experience of task-shifting to non-physician clinicians (Abstract) H.dePinho: Expanding access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care: experience of task-shifting to non-physician clinicians (Presentation) H.dePinho: Expanding access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care: experience of task-shifting to non-physician clinicians (Presentation) H.Masanja: Expectations, training, authorization and actual performance of the EmOC signal functions: who does what in Malawi and Tanzania? (Abstract) H.Masanja: Expectations, training, authorization and actual performance of the EmOC signal functions: who does what in Malawi and Tanzania? (Presentation) S.Bradley: Mid-level providers: What predicts job satisfaction and retention? (Abstract) S.Bradley (substitute for M. Sidat): Mid-level providers: What predicts job satisfaction and retention? (Presentation) F.Kamwendo: Development of Mid-Level Providers: A call for a deeper understanding of career progression (Abstract) F.Kamwendo: Development of Mid-Level Providers: A call for a deeper understanding of career progression (Presentation) Maternal health care: a health systems overview in India   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Casuarina Presentations S.Ramani: A study on a facility based health worker model for maternal and newborn care in India: experience from two states (Abstract) S.Ramani: A study on a facility based health worker model for maternal and newborn care in India: experience from two states (Presentation) R.Panda: Action research on operationalization of First Referral units (FRUs) in a State in India (Abstract) R.Panda: Action research on operationalization of First Referral units (FRUs) in a State in India (Presentation) R.Panicker: Investment Case for Maternal and Child Health in Orissa: Initial Report on District-level Discussions on Key Bottlenecks and Strategies in the Short and Medium Term (Abstract) K.Rao: Task-shifting in primary healthcare in India-Implications for maternal health (Abstract) K.Rao: Task-shifting in primary healthcare in India-Implications for maternal health (Presentation) M.Rao: Climate change and its impact on women's health in the developing world (Abstract) M.Rao: Climate change and its impact on women's health in the developing world (Presentation) Strengthening health systems through scaling-up maternal and child health best practices   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 3 Presentations S.Bitar: Methodologies of scaling-up best practices: commonalities and relationship to health systems strengthening in AME region (Abstract) S.Bitar: Methodologies of scaling-up best practices: commonalities and relationship to health systems strengthening in AME region (Presentation) M.Mubarak: The role of health systems development in scaling-up effective maternal, newborn and child health and family planning interventions in Afghanistan (Abstract) M.Mubarak: The role of health systems development in scaling-up effective maternal, newborn and child health and family planning interventions in Afghanistan (Presentation) G.Adriaansz: Reducing maternal mortality in the referral district hospital through best practices implementation package (Abstract) G.Adriaansz: Reducing maternal mortality in the referral district hospital through best practices implementation package (Presentation) R.Nanda: Clinical and community action to address postpartum hemorrhage for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality (Abstract) Educating midwives with the competencies needed to meet MDG 4, 5, and 6   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Jacaranda 2 Presentations L.Bartlett: Information for action: measuring maternal and perinatal quality of care during labor and delivery (Abstract) L.Bartlett: Results from a programme evaluation of the Afghanistan pre-service midwifery education strategy (Abstract) L.Bartlett: Information for action: measuring maternal and perinatal quality of care during labor and delivery (Presentation) L.Bartlett: Results from a programme evaluation of the Afghanistan pre-service midwifery education strategy (Presentation) G.Tibaijuka: Pre-service deployment of midwives prepared to provide focused antenatal care: the Tanzanian experience (Abstract) G.Tibaijuka: Pre-service deployment of midwives prepared to provide focused antenatal care: the Tanzanian experience (Presentation) M.Subah: Establishing a competency-based midwifery curriculum in Liberia (Abstract) M.Subah: Establishing a competency-based midwifery curriculum in Liberia (Presentation) A.LeFevre: Economic analyses of pre-service midwifery training in Afghanistan (Abstract) A.LeFevre: Economic analyses of pre-service midwifery training in Afghanistan (Presentation) P.Marole (substitute for J. Bontempo): Strengthing midwifery education through the intergration of learning technology in Botswana (Abstract) P.Marole: Strengthening midwifery education through the intergration of learning technology in Botswana (Presentation) Indian models of public-private partnerships   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Silver Oak 1 Presentations P.Shah: Challenges in operationalising Chiranjivi scheme at grassroots level (Abstract) P.Shah: Challenges in operationalising Chiranjivi scheme at grassroots level (Presentation) A.Kadithi: A study on ambulance based assistance in deliveries: GVK EMRI (Abstract) A.Kadithi: A study on ambulance based assistance in deliveries: GVK EMRI (Presentation) V.Krishnan: Social franchising under public private partnership for improving maternal and child health outcomes (Abstract) V.Krishnan: Social franchising under public private partnership for improving maternal and child health outcomes (Presentation) S.Anand: Public private partnership for integrated maternal health program (Abstract) S.Anand: Public private partnership for integrated maternal health program (Presentation) P.Mony: Shaping demand for and provision of maternal health care services: is Tamil Nadu a public health role model? (Abstract) P.Mony: Shaping demand for and provision of maternal health care services: is Tamil Nadu a public health role model? (Presentation) Sustainable, retainable human resources   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Gulmohar Presentations M.Alam: Retention of female volunteer community health workers in Dhaka urban slums: a prospective cohort study (Abstract) M.Alam: Retention of female volunteer community health workers in Dhaka urban slums: a prospective cohort study (Presentation) G.ElKhattib: District Teams: assets or liabilities? (Role of capacity Building)(Abstract) G.ElKhattib: Management and Sustainability in Health Interventions (Abstract) G.ElKhattib: District Teams: assets or liabilities? (Role of capacity Building)(Presentation) D.Walker: PRONTO2:Innovation in emergency obstetric training (Abstract) D.Walker: Skilled birth attendants in Mexico: How does care during normal birth by general physicians, obstetric nurses and professional midwives compare to WHO evidence-based practice guidelines? (Abstract) D.Walker: Skilled birth attendants in Mexico: How does care during normal birth by general physicians, obstetric nurses and professional midwives compare to WHO evidence-based practice guidelines? (Presentation) D.Walker: PRONTO2:Innovation in emergency obstetric training (Presentation) R.Kakkar: Situational analysis of ASHA under National Rural Health Mission (Abstract) Demand-side financing for maternal and reproductive health   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Jacaranda 1 Presentations B.Bellows: Do reproductive health vouchers work for the poor? (Abstract) B.Bellows: Do reproductive health vouchers work for the poor? (Presentation) H.Ahmed: Subsidizing maternal health services cost to improve utilization (Abstract) H.Ahmed: Subsidizing maternal health services cost to improve utilization (Presentation) M.Karim: Does health subsidy affect reproductive health indicators: examples from Afghan refugee women living in Karachi, Pakistan (Abstract) M.Khatun: Demand side financing: maternal health voucher scheme, pilot initiative in Bangladesh (Abstract) M.Khatun: Trends of institutional deliveries by wealth quintile: evidence from repeated national surveys in Bangladesh M.Khatun: Demand side financing: maternal health voucher scheme, pilot initiative in Bangladesh (Presentation) Building capacity to strengthen health systems   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Maple Presentations H.Baofeng: Strengthening the capacity of family planning officials through building learning organizations among government, communities and households in China (Abstract) H.Baofeng: Strengthening the capacity of family planning officials through building learning organizations among government, communities and households in China (Presentation) P.Bailey: Evidence-based national planning to strengthen obstetric and newborn care in Angola and Ethiopia (Abstract) P.Bailey: Evidence-based national planning to strengthen obstetric and newborn care in Angola and Ethiopia (Presentation) H.Kweka: Empower: strengthening the health system to save women and children's lives in Tanzania (Abstract) H.Lefevre-Cholay: Evidence-based effective perinatal care to reduce maternal mortality in Ukraine (Abstract) H.Lefevre-Cholay: Evidence-based effective perinatal care to reduce maternal mortality in Ukraine (Presentation) E.Gumbo: Strengthening rural health centers to deliver quality reproductive health services in Malawi (Abstract) E.Gumbo: Strengthening rural health centers to deliver quality reproductive health services in Malawi (Presentation) Glimpses of institutional maternal care: user experiences from six Indian states   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Casuarina Presentations J.Dasgupta: Quality of institutional maternity care in resource poor settings (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Media advocacy on maternal health in Uttar Pradesh (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Presentation) L.Varkey: Managing obstetric complications - referral and re-referrals (Abstract) L.Varkey: Managing obstetric complications - referral and re-referrals (Presentation) A.Kilaru: Institutional delivery privatization: costs and consequences (Abstract) A.Kilaru: Women's experience of the quality of care in institutional delivery: evidence from a prospective study in rural south India (Abstract) A.Kilaru: Institutional delivery privatization: costs and consequences (Presentation) A.Kilaru: Women's experience of the quality of care in institutional delivery: evidence from a prospective study in rural south India (Presentation) S.Ghosh: Experiences of socially marginalized women during institutional groups (Abstract) S.Ghosh: Assessment of FRU functioning and setting up a monitoring mechanism as a step towards improving quality: West Bengal experience S.Ghosh: Experiences of socially marginalized women during institutional groups (Presentation) R.Gope: Exploring Janani Suraksha Yojana - Quality, coercion, and corruption (Abstract) R.Gope: Exploring Janani Suraksha Yojana - Quality, coercion, and corruption (Presentation) Informatics to improve systems   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Silver Oak 1 Presentations M.Hossain: Mapping the healthcare market for maternal, newborn and child health care: the case of providers and facilities of Korail Slum in Dhaka (Abstract) M.Hossain: Mapping the healthcare market for maternal, newborn and child health care: the case of providers and facilities of Korail Slum in Dhaka (Presentation) Z.Matthews: Too far to walk: calibrating distances to maternity health facilities for women delivering in Ghana using GIS (Abstract) Z.Matthews: Too far to walk: calibrating distances to maternity health facilities for women delivering in Ghana using GIS (Presentation) V.Singh: People's health in people's hand: information, communication & technology as an enabler to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (Abstract) V.Singh: People's health in people's hand: information, communication & technology as an enabler to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (Presentation) R.Biljalwan: Application of mobile phone in measurments of maternal morbidity and morbidity through ASHAs (Abstract) R.Biljalwan: Application of mobile phone in measurments of maternal morbidity and morbidity through ASHAs (Presentation) The quality and continuum of maternal healthcare   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Deck Suite Presentations A.Kilaru: Institutional delivery privatization: costs and consequences (Abstract) A.Kilaru: Women's experience of the quality of care in institutional delivery: evidence from a prospective study in rural south India (Abstract) A.Kilaru: Institutional delivery privatization: costs and consequences (Presentation) A.Kilaru: Women's experience of the quality of care in institutional delivery: evidence from a prospective study in rural south India (Presentation) L.Rahman: Tying incentive with the quality of care to improve maternal health care in Bangladeshi facilities (Abstract) E.Anastasi: Losing women along the path to safe motherhood: is the health system doing enough to prevent attrition of its clients along the continuum of care from ANC to delivery? A case study in northern Uganda (Abstract) E.Anastasi: Losing women along the path to safe motherhood: is the health system doing enough to prevent attrition of its clients along the continuum of care from ANC to delivery? A case study in northern Uganda (Presentation) A.Iyer: Persistent maternal deaths despite rising institutional deliveries: the problem of the 'last mile' (Abstract) A.Iyer: Persistent maternal deaths despite rising institutional deliveries: the problem of the 'last mile' (Presentation) PANEL 3 --- Innovations in Maternal Health Service Delivery   August 31, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Jacaranda 1&2 Presentations G.Vaidyanathan: Lessons from Tamil Nadu (Abstract) A.Garg: Examples from NRHM in Orissa (Abstract) A.Garg: Examples from NRHM in Orissa (Presentation) J.Ekka: Maternal health service delivery in Assam (Abstract) M.Agnani: Learning from NRHM in Madhya Pradesh (Abstract) M.Agnani: Learning from NRHM in Madhya Pradesh (Presentation) [back to top] Reproductive and Sexual Health Family planning and maternal health   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Willow Presentations V.Sharma: Determinants of providers' biases towards recommending intra-uterine devices in India (Abstract) V.Sharma: Determinants of providers' biases towards recommending intra-uterine devices in India (Presentation) A.Tsui: Preconception care goes a long way: estimating the impact of contraception on birth spacing and maternal and infant mortality (Abstract) A.Tsui: Preconception care goes a long way: estimating the impact of contraception on birth spacing and maternal and infant mortality (Presentation) J.Rattan: Using social analysis and action to increase family planning use: documenting impact documentation (Abstract) J.Rattan: Using social analysis and action to increase family planning use: documenting impact documentation (Presentation) N.Prata: Bringing their method of choice to rural women: community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia (Abstract) N.Prata: Protecting women who deliver at home from postpartum haemorrhage: distribution of misoprostol through antenatal care in Tanzania (Abstract) N.Prata: Community mobilization to increase uptake of maternal health services in northern Nigeria N.Prata: Bringing their method of choice to rural women: community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia (Presentation) N.Prata: Protecting women who deliver at home from postpartum haemorrhage: distribution of misoprostol through antenatal care in Tanzania (Presentation) A.Dyalchand: Efficacy of a focused intervention for married adolescent girls to delay age at first conception (Abstract) A.Dyalchand: Efficacy of a focused intervention for married adolescent girls to delay age at first conception (Presentation) HIV program linkages to reduce maternal mortality among HIV-positive women   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Theatre 2 Presentations S.Mullick: Provision of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: findings from an assessment of facilities in Limpopo, South Africa (Abstract) S.Mullick: Meeting the needs of HIV-positive women in family planning settings (Abstract) S.Mullick: Meeting the needs of HIV-positive women in family planning settings (Presentation) S.Mullick: Provision of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: findings from an assessment of facilities in Limpopo, South Africa (Presentation) A.Sarna: Addressing unmet need for family planning among HIV+ women. Family planning as part of HIV care (Abstract) A.Sarna: Addressing unmet need for family planning among HIV+ women. Family planning as part of HIV care (Presentation) K.Periasamy: HIV-women's experience with pregnancy, delivery and post-partum care (Abstract) K.Periasamy: HIV-women's experience with pregnancy, delivery and post partum care (Presentation) E.Sarin: Stigma reduction as a tool for prevention of maternal mortality and PMTCT (Abstract) E.Sarin: Stigma reduction as a tool for prevention of maternal mortality and PMTCT (Presentation) I.Narayanan: Integration of postnatal care with PMTCT: experiences from Swaziland (Abstract) I.Narayanan: Integration of postnatal care with PMTCT: Experiences from Swaziland (Presentation) Adolescent reproductive and maternal health   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Gulmohar Presentations S.Anwar:Adolescent girls: change agents for healthy mother and child, Maharashtra, India (Abstract) S.Anwar:Adolescent girls: change agents for healthy mother and child, Maharashtra, India (Presentation) S. Desai (substitute for D.Modi): Effect of comprehensive community-based counseling on outcome of unmarried pregnancy: the SEWA rural experience (Abstract) S. Desai (substitute for D.Modi): Effect of comprehensive community-based counseling on outcome of unmarried pregnancy: the SEWA rural experience (Presentation) M.Khale (substitute for A. Paranjape): Determinants of low birth weight among married adolescent girls in rural Maharashtra (Abstract) A.K.Ravishankar: Skills building for adolescents: improving skills building for meeting the reproductive health needs of adolescents in India (Abstract) A.K.Ravishankar: Skills building for adolescents: improving skills building for meeting the reproductive health needs of adolescents in India (Presentation) S.Neal: Childbearing in Adolescents Aged 12-15 in Developing Countries: a Neglected Issue (Abstract) S.Neal: An Atlas of Birth: mapping the global challenges and solutions to maternal mortality (Abstract) S.Neal: Childbearing in Adolescents Aged 12-15 in Developing Countries: a Neglected Issue (Presentation) S.Neal: An Atlas of Birth: mapping the global challenges and solutions to maternal mortality (Presentation) S.Mukhopadhyay: Towards a better future: improving the lives of young people in Jharkhand, India (Abstract) S.Mukhopadhyay: PAHEL: towards Empowering Women S.Mukhopadhyay: Towards a better future: improving the lives of young people in Jharkhand, India (Presentation) The role of abortion in reducing maternal mortality   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Magnolia Presentations E.Troncoso: Analysis of abortion-related mortality in Mexico (1990-2008) (Abstract) M.Biswas: Access to safe abortion as an initiative to reducing maternal mortality rates among women (Abstract) E.Israel: Acceptability of Medical Abortion to Young Women in Youth Friendly Services in South Africa (Abstract) E.Israel: Acceptability of Medical Abortion to Young Women in Youth Friendly Services in South Africa (Presentation) K.Blanchard: Improving second trimester abortion services in South Africa (Abstract) K.Blanchard: Reducing maternal mortality due to abortion: potential impact of misoprostol in low-resource Settings (Abstract) K.Blanchard: Reducing maternal mortality due to abortion: potential impact of misoprostol in low-resource Settings (Presentation) L.Vanderveken: Community and clinical based services for abortion care in Mozambique: a critical path to maternal mortality reduction (Abstract) L.Vanderveken: Community participation: increasing quality and use of child survival and reproductive health services Contraceptive use in resource-poor settings   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Casuarina Presentations P.Gupta: Taking services at the doorstep: providing women greater control over their fertility (Abstract) P.Gupta: Taking services at the doorstep: providing women greater control over their fertility (Presentation) E.Lathrop: Traditional and modern methods used for emergency contraception in Haiti: a timely imperative? (Abstract) E.Lathrop: Traditional and modern methods used for emergency contraception in Haiti: a timely imperative? (Presentation) A.Borhade: Addressing sexual and reproductive health needs of migrant women workers in Nasik, India (Abstract) A.Borhade: Addressing sexual and reproductive health needs of migrant women workers in Nasik, India (Presentation) E.Dabo: Predictors of contraceptive-use among migrant female head-porters in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana (Abstract) A.Ahimbisibwe: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary health care workers regarding emergency contraception in Bukonzo County, Kasese District, Uganda (Abstract) Male involvement in reproductive and maternal/newborn health   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Maple Presentations A.Hashmi: The effect of behavior change communication on men's behaviors towards maternal and newborn health in Pakistan (Abstract) A.Hashmi: The effect of behavior change communication on men's behaviors towards maternal and newborn health in Pakistan (Presentation) K.Santhya: Perspectives and roles of young men in delaying first pregnancy: findings from an early marrying setting in India (Abstract) K.Santhya: Perspectives and roles of young men in delaying first pregnancy: findings from an early marrying setting in India (Presentation) A.Singh: Engaging men as partners in family planning counseling and decision-making (Abstract) A.Singh: Engaging men as partners in family planning counseling and decision-making (Presentation) M.EAlam: Increasing male involvement contributes to increased uptake of NSV in Bangladesh (Abstract) M.EAlam: Increasing male involvement contributes to increased uptake of NSV in Bangladesh (Presentation) S.Neogy: Inner Faces, Outer Spaces Initiative (ISOFI): improving maternal health through social change and gender equity (Abstract) S.Neogy: Inner Faces, Outer Spaces Initiative (ISOFI): improving maternal health through social change and gender equity (Abstract) Reducing the toll of unsafe abortion using simple medical technology   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Jacaranda 2 Presentations A.Diop: Misoprostol as first line treatment of incomplete abortion: introduction and expansion of existing services and implications for training (Abstract) A.Diop: Misoprostol as first line treatment of incomplete abortion: introduction and expansion of existing services and implications for training (Presentation) K.Lynd: Making outpatient services a reality: the role of home administration of mifepristone and misoprostol and a semi-quantitative pregnancy test in simplifying medical abortion provision (Abstract) K.Lynd: Making outpatient services a reality: the role of home administration of mifepristone and misoprostol and a semi-quantitative pregnancy test in simplifying medical abortion provision (Presentation) H.Bracken: Expanding access late in the first trimester: the promise of out-patient mifepristone and misoprostol after 63 days (Abstract) H.Bracken: Expanding access late in the first trimester: the promise of out-patient mifepristone and misoprostol after 63 days (Presentation) S.Hajri: Weighing the options: a randomized controlled trial of medical abortion with misoprostol only versus mifepristone plus misoprostol (Abstract) S.Hajri: Weighing the options: a randomized controlled trial of medical abortion with misoprostol only versus mifepristone plus misoprostol (Presentation) P.Smith: The potential of misoprostol alone for transitioning services: lessons from Mexico City (Abstract) P.Sanhueza: Companions of legal abortion service users at Mexico City P.Smith: The potential of misoprostol alone for transitioning services: lessons from Mexico City (Presentation) Maternal health and HIV   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Willow Presentations S.Mullick: Provision of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: findings from an assessment of facilities in Limpopo, South Africa (Abstract) S.Mullick: Meeting the needs of HIV-positive women in family planning settings (Abstract) S.Mullick: Meeting the needs of HIV-positive women in family planning settings (Presentation) S.Mullick: Provision of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: findings from an assessment of facilities in Limpopo, South Africa (Presentation) C.Oraka: Pregnancy and contraception: the perspective of HIV-positive and negative women in Nigeria (Abstract) V.Devi: Linking voluntary counseling and testing with reproductive health services in public health facilities in poor resource settings: a study in rural Ethiopia (Abstract) V.Devi: Linking voluntary counseling and testing with reproductive health services in public health facilities in poor resource settings: a study in rural Ethiopia (Presentation) M.Menziwa: Strengthening the prevention of mother to child transmission in antenatal and postnatal services in South Africa (Abstract) M.Menziwa : Strengthening the prevention of mother to child transmission in antenatal and postnatal services in South Africa (Presentation) A.Sahu: Determinants of using voluntary counselling and testing for HIV/AIDS among pregnant women in Orissa, India Access to abortion services   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 2 Presentations A.Ortega: Mexico City's novel elective abortion program: women's characteristics and contraceptives (Abstract) A.Ortega: Mexico City's novel elective abortion program: women's characteristics and contraceptives (Presentation) M.Holston: Bringing abortion services closer to women by shifting the tasks to mid-level providers: the case of Tigray, Ethiopia (Abstract) M.Holston: Bringing abortion services closer to women by shifting the tasks to mid-level providers: the case of Tigray, Ethiopia (Presentation) S.Kalyanwala: Increasing access to safe abortion: evidence of the feasibility of provision of abortion by Ayurveds and nurses (Abstract) S.Kalyanwala: Increasing access to safe abortion: evidence of the feasibility of provision of abortion by Ayurveds and nurses (Presentation) K.Blanchard: Improving second trimester abortion services in South Africa (Abstract) K.Blanchard: Reducing maternal mortality due to abortion: potential impact of misoprostol in low-resource Settings (Abstract) K.Blanchard: Reducing maternal mortality due to abortion: potential impact of misoprostol in low-resource Settings (Presentation) Addressing maternal mortality by increasing access to medical abortion: strategies and lessons   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 3 Presentations R.Daroda: Misoprostol for all reproductive health indications: what every midwife should know (Abstract) R.Daroda: Misoprostol for all reproductive health indications: what every midwife should know (Presentation) S.Banerjee: Involving healthcare intermediaries in providing information and referrals for medical abortion: a community-based intervention in Jharkhand, India (Abstract) N.Zamberlin: Reducing maternal mortality in Latin America by improving access to safe abortion (Abstract) N.Zamberlin: Reducing maternal mortality in Latin America by improving access to safe abortion (Presentation) D.Draghici: Advocacy toward increasing access to medical abortion in Eastern Europe (Abstract) D.Draghici: Advocacy toward increasing access to medical abortion in Eastern Europe (Presentation) S.Dalvie: Using innovative and varied strategies to inform women about medical abortion across a diverse range of country situations in Asia (Abstract) S.Dalvie: Using innovative and varied strategies to inform women about medical abortion across a diverse range of country situations in Asia (Presentation) [back to top] Underlying Factors in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Social, economic, and cultural implications of maternal health   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Jacaranda 1 Presentations S.Spangler: To Open Oneself is a Poor Woman's Trouble: Embodied inequality and childbirth in south-central Tanzania (Abstract) S.Spangler: Expanding postpartum hemorrhage prevention to the community in resource poor contexts: critical considerations and next steps (Abstract) S.Spangler: To Open Oneself is a Poor Woman's Trouble: Embodied inequality and childbirth in south-central Tanzania (Presentation) S.Spangler: Expanding postpartum hemorrhage prevention to the community in resource poor contexts: critical considerations and next steps (Presentation) X.Feng: Socio-economic disparities in maternal mortality, hospital delivery and caesarean section in China (Abstract) X.Feng: Socio-economic disparities in maternal mortality, hospital delivery and caesarean section in China (Presentation) K.Elfstrom: Contextual influences on maternal health care utilization in Bangladesh, Egypt and Rwanda (Abstract) K.Elfstrom: Contextual influences on maternal health care utilization in Bangladesh, Egypt and Rwanda (Presentation) E.Okpokunu: Assessment of faith-based maternity care and its implications for safe motherhood in southwest Nigeria (Abstract) E.Okpokunu: Assessment of faith-based maternity care and its implications for safe motherhood in southwest Nigeria (Presentation) B.Rolfe (substitute for M.Manandhar): Understanding and addressing the socio-cultural context of unsafe motherhood: a decade of qualitative research informs equity and access programming in Nepal (Abstract) B.Rolfe (substitute for M. Manandhar): Understanding and addressing the socio-cultural context of unsafe motherhood: a decade of qualitative research informs equity and access programming in Nepal (Presentation) The importance of maternal nutrition for maternal health   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 1 Presentations E.Shipala: Nutrient intake and prevalence of anemia among pregnant teenage girls attending antenatal care at two health facilities in Bungoma South District, Western Kenya (Abstract) E.Shipala: Nutrient intake and prevalence of anemia among pregnant teenage girls attending antenatal care at two health facilities in Bungoma South District, Western Kenya (Presentation) A.Susheela: A novel and effective interventional approach for prevention and control of anemia in pregnancy and low birth weight babies (Abstract) A.Susheela: A novel and effective interventional approach for prevention and control of anemia in pregnancy and low birth weight babies (Presentation) R.Klemm: Reducing maternal anemia: Why? What works? What needs more work? (Abstract) R.Klemm: Reducing maternal anemia: Why? What works? What needs more work? (Presentation) P.Kotecha: Anemia in pregnancy: Why a major contributor to maternal health and mortality remains unattended and what needs to be done (Abstract) P.Kotecha: Anemia in pregnancy: Why a major contributor to maternal health and mortality remains unattended and what needs to be done (Presentation) A.Girard: Maternal nutrition programs and maternal and child health outcomes: A systematic review (Abstract) A.Girard: Maternal nutrition programs and maternal and child health outcomes: A systematic review (Presentation) Factors in maternal healthcare utilization   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 2 Presentations P.Singh: Does maternal death in the household affect maternal health care utilization? Evidence from DLHS-3 V (Abstract) P.Singh: Does maternal death in the household affect maternal health care utilization? Evidence from DLHS-3 V (Presentation) S.Singh: Understanding the barriers related to safer childbirth in Sundarbans, West Bengal (Abstract) S.Singh: Understanding the barriers related to safer childbirth in Sundarbans, West Bengal (Presentation) S.Rashid: Factors influencing utilization of delivery centers in urban slums of Bangladesh (Abstract) S.Rashid: Factors influencing utilization of delivery centers in urban slums of Bangladesh (Presentation) M.Rahman: Determinants of institutional delivery among women in rural Uganda (Abstract) M.Rahman: Overcoming the challenges to achieve millennium development goal for maternal health in India M.Rahman: Determinants of institutional delivery among women in rural Uganda (Presentation) A.Unterpertinger: An innovative approach to challenging access barriers to obstetric fistula treatment in Tanzania (Abstract) A.Unterpertinger: An innovative approach to challenging access barriers to obstetric fistula treatment in Tanzania (Presentation) B.Dmello: Comprehensive program to address maternal health in Dar-es-salaam Tanzania (Abstract) Violence and pregnancy   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Willow Presentations H.Stewart: Domestic violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa: Linkages with maternal health (Abstract) H.Stewart: Domestic violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa: Linkages with maternal health (Presentation) E.Kithure: Improved maternal health through reduced prevalence of gender-based violence: a case study of Kenya (Abstract) E.Kithure: Improved maternal health through reduced prevalence of gender-based violence: a case study of Kenya (Presentation) F.Olufunmilayo: Effects of violence in pregnancy on obstetric outcomes of pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria (Abstract) F.Olufunmilayo: Screening for violence in pregnancy by primary health care workers in Oyo State (Abstract) F.Olufunmilayo: Effects of violence in pregnancy on obstetric outcomes of pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria (Presentation) F.Olufunmilayo: Screening for violence in pregnancy by primary health care workers in Oyo State (Presentation) M.Tung: A health care response to gender-based violence in Vietnam (Abstract) M.Tung: A health care response to gender-based violence in Vietnam (Presentation) Maternal healthcare seeking behavior   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Casuarina Presentations U.Ibrahim: Consent as a barrier to interventions in maternal health: a cry for help (Abstract) U.Ibrahim: Consent as a barrier to interventions in maternal health: a cry for help (Presentation) H.Alemu: Programmatic correlates of maternal healthcare seeking behaviors in Ethiopia (Abstract) H.Alemu: Community based data for decision-making for improving maternal and neonatal health in rural Ethiopia H.Alemu: Programmatic correlates of maternal healthcare seeking behaviors in Ethiopia (Presentation) T.Noor: Community perceptions and health seeking behaviour on eclampsia (Abstract) R.Akter: Care seeking behavior during pregnancy among indigenous women in Bangladesh (Abstract) R.Akter: Care seeking behavior during pregnancy among indigenous women in Bangladesh (Presentation) M.Haque: Does access matter for maternal and child health, especially for the poor? (Abstract) M.Haque: Does access matter for maternal and child health, especially for the poor? (Presentation) G.Omoni: Reaching out to our forgotten mothers through vesico-vaginal fistula outreach program (Abstract) G.Omoni: Reaching out to our forgotten mothers through vesico-vaginal fistula outreach program (Presentation) [back to top] Measuring and Monitoring Maternal Health Assessing program performance and quality of care   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Casuarina Presentations L.Bartlett: Information for action: measuring maternal and perinatal quality of care during labor and delivery (Abstract) L.Bartlett: Results from a programme evaluation of the Afghanistan pre-service midwifery education strategy (Abstract) L.Bartlett: Information for action: measuring maternal and perinatal quality of care during labor and delivery (Presentation) L.Bartlett: Results from a programme evaluation of the Afghanistan pre-service midwifery education strategy (Presentation) S.Hodgins: Monitoring maternal health program performance (Abstract) B.Adamou: Measuring and evaluating reproductive health programs and initiatives (Abstract) B.Adamou: Measuring and evaluating reproductive health programs and initiatives (Presentation) M.Smith (substitute for A. Khalid): Measuring the quality of emergency obstetric care: challenges at center level in an international NGO (Presentation) Techniques for measuring maternal mortality   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Deck Suite Presentations S.Cummings: Progress towards MDG 5 in Mozambique: monitoring maternal mortality using verbal autopsy (Abstract) S.Cummings: Progress towards MDG 5 in Mozambique: monitoring maternal mortality using verbal autopsy (Presentation) F.Serbanescu: Count the uncounted: maternal deaths in Georgia (Abstract) P.Sesia: Alternative measurements to maternal deaths records: two low-cost indexes to predict maternal mortality underreporting from rural Mexico (Abstract) P.Sesia: Alternative measurements to maternal deaths records: two low-cost indexes to predict maternal mortality underreporting from rural Mexico (Presentation) S.Ahmed: A method for estimating maternal mortality for sub-national areas: an application to Bangladesh (Abstract) S.Ahmed: Abortion: the hidden burden on health system and maternal health in Africa (Abstract) S.Ahmed: A method for estimating maternal mortality for sub-national areas: an application to Bangladesh (Presentation) What audits and autopsies reveal   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Willow Presentations A.Kumar: Maternal death notification and audit system-a feasibility study (Abstract) A.Sen: Community-based maternal death audits in eight tribal districts of Orissa (Abstract) A.Sen: Community-based maternal death audits in eight tribal districts of Orissa (Presentation) F.Sayinzoga: Health-facility based maternal death review in Rwanda: an analysis of causes and characteristics of maternal death (Abstract) F.Sayinzoga: Health-facility based maternal death review in Rwanda: an analysis of causes and characteristics of maternal death (Presentation) S.Das: Maternal mortality in Mumbai slums: an overview of findings from surveillance and verbal autopsy (Abstract) S.Das: Maternal mortality in Mumbai slums: an overview of findings from surveillance and verbal autopsy (Presentation) A.Thippiah: Addressing barriers to maternal mortality audit across India (Abstract) Approaches to monitoring maternal mortality and morbidity   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 2 Presentations A. Jain: Can a decline in maternal mortality be gauged from outcomes at health facilities? (Abstract) A. Jain: Can a decline in maternal mortality be gauged from outcomes at health facilities? (Presentation) S.Shah: Trends and causes of maternal mortality (Abstract) S.Shah: Trends and causes of maternal mortality (Presentation) T.Alemayehu: Monitoring progress in efforts to reduce abortion-related mortality in Ethiopia (Abstract) T.Alemayehu: Monitoring progress in efforts to reduce abortion-related mortality in Ethiopia (Presentation) A.Adler: Complexities in defining severe morbidity from unsafe abortion (Abstract) A.Adler: Complexities in defining severe morbidity from unsafe abortion (Presentation) [back to top] Policy, Advocacy and Communications Policy and advocacy tools   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Gulmohar Presentations M.Tikkanen: Leveraging new online and mobile technology for maternal health advocacy and communication (Abstract) M.Tikkanen: Leveraging new online and mobile technology for maternal health advocacy and communication (Presentation) S.Neal: Childbearing in Adolescents Aged 12-15 in Developing Countries: a Neglected Issue (Abstract) S.Neal: An Atlas of Birth: mapping the global challenges and solutions to maternal mortality (Abstract) S.Neal: Childbearing in Adolescents Aged 12-15 in Developing Countries: a Neglected Issue (Presentation) S.Neal: An Atlas of Birth: mapping the global challenges and solutions to maternal mortality (Presentation) K.Agarwal: Lives Saved Tool: influencing maternal and child health policy (Abstract) International law and policies   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Casuarina Presentations J.Dasgupta: Quality of institutional maternity care in resource poor settings (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Media advocacy on maternal health in Uttar Pradesh (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Presentation) S.Bernstein: Five years after the Delhi Declaration: policy, evidence, priorities and challenges (Abstract) S.Hazarika: Legal interventions to improve maternal health in India (Abstract) A.Frisancho: Holding health services accountable: citizen monitoring to strengthen women rights enforceability (Abstract) A.Frisancho: Holding health services accountable: citizen monitoring to strengthen women rights enforceability (Presentation) M.Upreti: Breaking the silence around maternal morbidity through the use of international law and legal strategies (Abstract) M.Upreti: Breaking the silence around maternal morbidity through the use of international law and legal strategies (Presentation) S.Mukherjee: Political will and policies promoting maternal health (Abstract) Community accountability and advocacy   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 2 Presentations A.Gogoi: Creating social accountability for safe motherhood (Abstract) A.Gogoi: Increasing access to skilled attendance at birth A.Gogoi: Creating social accountability for safe motherhood (Presentation) A.Gogoi: Accountability around MDG5 through grassroots advocacy A. Shukla: Community monitoring of health services in Maharashtra: an evolving model of public health system accountability (Abstract) A.Shukla: Community monitoring of health services in Maharashtra: an evolving model of public health system accountability (Presentation) N.Gupta: Community based monitoring of primary health services (Abstract) N.Gupta: Community based monitoring of primary health services (Presentation) J.Behera: Impact of functional village level committees on maternal health and the delivery of antenatal and postnatal health care by auxiliary nurse midwives in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha (Abstract) J.Behera: Impact of functional village level committees on maternal health and the delivery of antenatal and postnatal health care by auxiliary nurse midwives in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha (Presentation) S.Singh: Empowering the poor for claiming their health rights (Abstract) S.Singh: Empowering the poor for claiming their health rights (Presentation) Campaign to End Fistula: progress and expectations   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 3 Presentations H.Rushwan: FIGO competency-based training manual on fistula surgery (Abstract) H.Rushwan: FIGO competency-based training manual on fistula surgery (Presentation) D.Jones: Living testimony: knowledge, attitudes and perspectives on pregnancy, delivery and fistula (Abstract) C.Berg:Toward a standardized set of indicators for obstetric fistula programs (Abstract) C.Berg:Toward a standardized set of indicators for obstetric fistula programs (Presentation) J.Ruminjo: Identifying research needs and priorities for obstetric and gynecologic fistula (Abstract) J.Ruminjo: Identifying research needs and priorities for obstetric and gynecologic fistula (Presentation) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Abstract) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Presentation) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Presentation) L.deBernis: Global Campaign to End Fistula: mid-term evaluation and role of UNFPA (Presentation) Women's health and rights advocacy partnership in South Asia   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Willow Presentations J.Dasgupta: Quality of institutional maternity care in resource poor settings (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Media advocacy on maternal health in Uttar Pradesh (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Presentation) N.Butt: Interactive theatre as an advocacy tool (Abstract) N.Butt: Interactive theatre as an advocacy tool (Presentation) V.Bajpai: Public hearing for enhancing public accountability for maternal health (Abstract) Vd.Bajpai (substitute for Subhangi): Civil society partnership with public health system Vd.Bajpai: Public hearing for enhancing public accountability for maternal health V.Bajpai: Public hearing for enhancing public accountability for maternal health (Presentation) S.Singh: Empowering women constituent assembly members on women's health and empowerment (Abstract) S.Afrin: Health services monitoring: Naripokkho's Experience (Abstract) S.Afrin: Health services monitoring: Naripokkho's Experience (Presentation) PANEL 2 --- International efforts to accelerate policy change   September 1, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Silver Oak 1&2 Presentations J.Sheffield: Global momentum toward achieving MDGs 4 & 5: lessons from the Women Deliver movement (Abstract) A.Francisco: The Secretary General's Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health and PMNCH Partnership Forum (Abstract) A.Francisco: The Secretary General's Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health and PMNCH Partnership Forum (Presentation) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Abstract) V.Fauveau: Investing in midwives: surely the best way to reach MDG 5 V.Fauveau: UNFPA's maternal health thematic fund (Abstract) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Presentation) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Presentation) J.Yartey: UNICEF's strategic direction for maternal health (Abstract) J.Yartey: UNICEF's strategic direction for maternal health (Presentation) PANEL 3 --- Maternal Health Digital   September 1, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Stein Auditorium Presentations H.Knight: Barriers to evidence-based maternal health interventions: A global survey of healthcare providers (Abstract) H.Knight: Crowd-sourcing barriers to proven maternal health interventions (Abstract) H.Knight: Barriers to evidence-based maternal health interventions: A global survey of healthcare providers (Presentation) J.Kinga: The "magic pill" gives independence back to women: an experience of a global telemedical service with de-medicalization of abortion pills in countries with restrictive access. (Abstract) J.Kinga: The "magic pill" gives independence back to women: an experience of a global telemedical service with de-medicalization of abortion pills in countries with restrictive access. (Presentation) B.Walakira: Using Interactive ICT multimedia tools (Mobile phones and Radio) to improve Maternal Health Service Delivery. (Abstract) B.Walakira: Using Interactive ICT multimedia tools (Mobile phones and Radio) to improve Maternal Health Service Delivery. (Presentation) L.Russell: Maternal Health Digital (Abstract) L.Russell: Media mash-up tool (Abstract) C.Morton: Tweet maps: a tool for visualizing patterns in communications on Twitter around key terms (Abstract) S.Quraishi: Maternal Health Digital (Abstract) S.Quraishi: Use of digital games for social change (Abstract) M.Meschery: Public Media 2.0: New Media Storytelling (Abstract) M.Meschery: Public Media 2.0: New Media Storytelling (Presentation) K.Steger: Pulitzer Center online reporting hub, Dying for Life (Abstract) R.Mohanam: Interactive mapping of maternal health organizations (Abstract) R.Mohanam: Interactive mapping of maternal health organizations (Presentation) K.Bapna: Global Maternal Health Conference Google for Non-Profits (Presentation) [back to top]