Sessions 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 Moderator Judith F. Helzner, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Speakers Dina Abbas  |  Shabnam Shahnaz  |  Suellen Miller Presentation D.Abbas: Treatment of postpartum hemorrhage with sublingual misoprostol versus oxytocin: findings from two large double-blinded randomized non-inferiority trials (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Presentation) S.Miller: Misoprostol for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Cost Effectiveness, Mortality, Morbidity, and Effects on Women's Lives (Abstract) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Abstract) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (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 (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 (Presentation) S.Shahnaz: Use of data for decision making by field level staff for community based maternal health care project (Abstract) S.Shahnaz: Use of data for decision making by field level staff for community-based maternal health care project (Presentation) Videos Shabnam Shahnaz  |  Suellen Miller Clean birth kits: do we need them?   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Jacaranda 2 Moderator Mickey Chopra, UNICEF Speakers Bilal Avan  |  Vanora Hundley  |  Wendy J. Graham Presentation B.Avan: Details of a research prioritisation exercise and an invitation to participants to join a community of practice (Abstract) V.Hundley: A brief overview of the state of the evidence base (Abstract) W.Graham : The geography of progress 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) Videos Bilal Avan  |  Vanora Hundley  |  Wendy J. Graham (part 1)  |  Wendy J. Graham (part 2) Implementing evidence-based practices   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Theatre 1 Moderator Joseph Ruminjo, EngenderHealth Speakers Jeanne Kabagema  |  Louise Tina Day  |  Nowrozy Kamar Jahan  |  Stacy L. Saha 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) K. Prenger (substitute for S.Saha): Improving the Use of the Partograph: A case study from a rural integrated health and development project (Presentation) N.Jahan: Active management of third stage of labor in Bangladesh (Abstract) N.Jahan: Active management of third stage of labor in Bangladesh (Presentation) S.Saha: Improving the Use of the Partograph: A case study from a rural integrated health and development project (Abstract) Videos Kris Prenger (substitute for Louise Tina Day)  |  Jeanne Kabagema  |  Nowrozy Kamar Jahan Extremely affordable technologies for maternal and newborn survival   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Silver Oak 1 Moderator Bulbul Sood, Jhpiego Speakers Harshad Sanghvi  |  Kathleen Sienko  |  Patricia Coffey  |  Tore Laerdal Presentation H.Sanghvi: Addressing the second biggest killer of women in childbirth: pre-eclampsia (Presentation) H.Sanghvi: Addressing the second biggest killer of women in childbirth: pre-eclampsia (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Community based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Community based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (Presentation) H.Sanghvi: Community-based interventions - striking the right balance 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) Videos Harshad Sanghvi  |  Patricia Coffey  |  Bulbul Sood  |  Tore Laerdal Cesarean sections: classifying, improving access, and understanding indications   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Theatre 1 Moderator Jeanne Kabagema, EngenderHealth Speakers Evelyn Landry  |  Kris Prenger  |  Maria Regina Torloni Presentation E.Landry: Retrospective record review of cesarean deliveries at two hospitals in Uganda (Presentation) E.Landry: Retrospective record review of cesarean deliveries at two hospitals in Uganda (Abstract) K.Prenger (substitute for L. Day): Strengthening cesarean section services: a case study from a rural integrated health and development project in Bangladesh (Abstract) M.Torloni: Classifications of cesarean sections: a systematic review (Abstract) M.Torloni: Classifications of cesarean sections: a systematic review (Presentation) Videos Kris Prenger  |  Evelyn Landry  |  Maria Regina Torloni Safe delivery practices   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Theatre 3 Moderator Pius Okong, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Speakers Claudia Diaz  |  Nuruddin Mohammed  |  Sara Stratton  |  Shrey Desai 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) S.Stratton: Going from Pilot to Scale with AMTSL in Armenia (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 (Abstract) S.Stratton: Strengthening pre-service education systems for nurses and midwives in Mali and Rwanda (Presentation) S.Stratton: Use of oxytocin in Uniject to facilitate practice of AMTSL in Mali: testing a new delivery technology (Abstract) Videos Sara Stratton  |  Claudia Diaz  |  Nuruddin Mohammad  |  Shrey Desai Barriers and solutions to improving maternal health   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Theatre 2 Moderator Poonam Muttreja, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Speakers Baneen Karachiwala  |  Hannah Knight  |  Peter Kivunike Mukasa  |  Shuchita Mundle 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) H.Knight: Barriers to evidence-based maternal health interventions: A global survey of healthcare providers (Abstract) H.Knight: Barriers to evidence-based maternal health interventions: A global survey of healthcare providers (Presentation) H.Knight: Crowd-sourcing barriers to proven maternal health interventions (Abstract) 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) 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) Videos Baneen Karachiwala  |  Hannah Knight  |  Peter Kivunike Mukasa  |  Shuchita Mundle Advancing postpartum family planning   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Gulmohar Moderator Nahed Matta, U.S. Agency for International Development Speakers Catharine McKaig  |  Rashmi Asif  |  Rosemary Kamunya  |  Salahuddin Ahmed  |  Sanjida Hasan Presentation 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) 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.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) 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) Videos Catherine McKaig  |  Rashmi Asif  |  Rosemary Kamunya  |  Salahuddin Ahmed  |  Sanjida Hasan Community interventions for postpartum hemorrhage   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Silver Oak 2 Moderator Malcolm Potts, University of California, Berkeley, and Venture Strategies Innovations Speakers Catharine Taylor   |  Harshad Sanghvi  |  Ndola Prata  |  Suellen Miller Presentation C.Taylor: Postpartum haemorrhage prevention and treatment programs: the value proposition for Oxytocin in Uniject (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Addressing the second biggest killer of women in childbirth: pre-eclampsia (Presentation) H.Sanghvi: Addressing the second biggest killer of women in childbirth: pre-eclampsia (Abstract) H.Sanghvi: Community based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (Abstract) 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: Bringing their method of choice to rural women: community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia (Presentation) N.Prata: Community mobilization to increase uptake of maternal health services in northern Nigeria N.Prata: Protecting women who deliver at home from postpartum haemorrhage: distribution of misoprostol through antenatal care in Tanzania (Abstract) N.Prata: Protecting women who deliver at home from postpartum haemorrhage: distribution of misoprostol through antenatal care in Tanzania (Presentation) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Presentation) S.Miller: Misoprostol for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Cost Effectiveness, Mortality, Morbidity, and Effects on Women's Lives (Abstract) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Abstract) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Presentation) Videos Catherine Taylor  |  Harshad Sanghvi  |  Ndola Prata  |  Suellen Miller Saving Newborn Lives: lessons learned from newborn health advocacy and programs   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 3 Moderator Massee Bateman, Save the Children's Saving Newborn Lives Program Speakers Agus Sasmito  |  Amanullah Khan  |  Ashish KC  |  Bertha Pooley  |  Massee Bateman Presentation A.KC: The Nepal community-based newborn care package (Abstract) 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.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) 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) Videos Agus Sasmito  |  Amanullah Khan  |  Massee Bateman  |  Michael Foley (substitute for Bertha Pooley) Improving services through targeted community interventions   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Silver Oak 2 Moderator Koki Agarwal, Jhpiego Speakers Akmal Samsor  |  Anna Chinombo  |  Naresh P. K.C.  |  Rowshon Jahan  |  Tunde Segun Presentation A.Chinombo: Increasing utilization of maternal health services through targeted community interventions in Malawi (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) N.KC: Prevention of pre-eclampsia, eclampsia through calcium supplementation (Abstract) N.KC: Prevention of pre-eclampsia, eclampsia through calcium supplementation (Presentation) R.Jahan: Effectiveness of community action groups in addressing local maternal and newborn health care issues: experience from rural Bangladesh (Abstract) 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) Videos Akmal Samsor  |  Anna Chinombo  |  Naresh P. K.C.  |  Tunde Segun Prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Silver Oak 1 Moderator Amitrajit Saha, PATH Speakers Amitrajit Saha  |  Md. Abdul Quaiyum  |  Shabnam Shahnaz  |  Shilu Aryal  |  Sydney A. Spangler Presentation A.Saha: Continuum of care approach clinical and community action to address post partum hemorrhage (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.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) 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: Empowering pregnant women and their community for the prevention, recognition and management of postpartum haemorrhage cases with a low-tech, life-saving package (Presentation) S.Shahnaz: Use of data for decision making by field level staff for community based maternal health care project (Abstract) S.Shahnaz: Use of data for decision making by field level staff for community-based maternal health care project (Presentation) S.Spangler: Expanding postpartum hemorrhage prevention to the community in resource poor contexts: critical considerations and next steps (Abstract) S.Spangler: Expanding postpartum hemorrhage prevention to the community in resource poor contexts: critical considerations and next steps (Presentation) S.Spangler: To Open Oneself is a Poor Woman's Trouble: Embodied inequality and childbirth in south-central Tanzania (Abstract) S.Spangler: To Open Oneself is a Poor Woman's Trouble: Embodied inequality and childbirth in south-central Tanzania (Presentation) Assessing skilled birth attendance for improving maternal health outcomes   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Jacaranda 2 Moderator Laura Reichenbach, ICDDR,B Speakers Bulbul Sood  |  Dilys Walker  |  Manju Shukla  |  Shilu Adhikari Presentation 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) D.Walker: PRONTO2:Innovation in emergency obstetric training (Abstract) D.Walker: PRONTO2:Innovation in emergency obstetric training (Presentation) 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) M.Shukla: Strengthening the government of Jharkhand skilled birth attendance program (Abstract) M.Shukla: Strengthening the Government of Jharkhand skilled birth attendance program (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) Videos Manju Shukla  |  Bulbul Sood  |  Dilys Walker  |  Manju Shukla  |  Shilu Adhikari Community-based postpartum care   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Jacaranda 1 Moderator Sanjay Gupte, The Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Societies of India Speakers Carine Ronsmans  |  Charlotte Warren  |  Kirti Iyengar  |  Malalah Ahmadzai  |  Vincente Bataglia Presentation 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) J.Smith (Substitute for V. Bataglia): Postpartum IUD in Paraguay: case series of 5000 women (Presentation) J.Smith (Substitute for V.Bataglia): Postpartum IUD in Paraguay: case series of 5000 women (Abstract) 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) M.Ahmadzai: Addressing barriers to community based postpartum family planning (Abstract) Videos Charlotte Warren  |  Kriti Iyenger  |  Malalah Ahmadzai 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 Moderator Marge Koblinsky, John Snow, Inc. Speakers Fauzia Akhter Huda  |  Jannatul Ferdous  |  Marge Koblinsky  |  Mohammad Enamul Hoque  |  Rasheda Khan Presentation 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) M.Koblinsky: Overview of the maternal morbidity study (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) Videos Fauzia Akhter Huda  |  Mohammead Enamul Hoque  |  Rasheda Khan Using behavior change communications as an intervention to achieving MDGs 4 and 5   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Gulmohar Moderator France Donnay, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Speakers M. E. Khan  |  N. Ramakrishnan  |  Ramakrishnan Ganesan  |  T. Usha Kiran Presentation 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? (Abstract) M.Khan: Performance of Janani Suraksha Yojana: can it help to achieving MDGs 4 and 5? (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) 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) 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) Videos M.E. Khan  |  N. Ramakrishnan  |  Ramakrishman Ganesan  |  T. Usha Kiran Interconnections between maternal and neonatal health   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Silver Oak 2 Moderator Becky Ferguson, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Speakers Ann M. Starrs  |  Jeffrey Smith  |  Zulfiqar A. Bhutta Presentation 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: Building the capacity of midwives as skilled birth attendants (Presentation) J.Smith: Improving maternal health through health systems strengthening: lessons from Malawi J.Smith: One provider: linked care for mothers and newborns (Abstract) Z.Bhutta: Global evidence on effective community level interventions Z.Bhutta: Interconnections between maternal and neonatal health (Abstract) Videos Ann M. Starrs  |  Jeffrey Smith  |  Plenary Session1 Learning from the government of India on reproductive health, maternal health, and child health   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 1 Engaging and mobilizing communities   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 1 Moderator Jesse Rattan, CARE Speakers Audrey Prost  |  Mary Philip Sebastian  |  Nabeel Ashraf Ali  |  Sanjay Kumar Paul  |  Vishwajeet Kumar 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) Videos Audrey Prost  |  Mary Philip Sebastian  |  Nabeel Ashraf Ali  |  Sanjay Kumar Paul  |  Vishwajeet Kumar Economics of maternal health interventions   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Jacaranda 2 Moderator Beena Varghese, Public Health Foundation of India Speakers Arunika Agarwal  |  Dorathy Akwugo Isu  |  M. E. Khan  |  Stacie Geller  |  Suellen Miller 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) 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) 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? (Abstract) M.Khan: Performance of Janani Suraksha Yojana: can it help to achieving MDGs 4 and 5? (Presentation) S.Miller (substitute for S. Geller): Misoprostol for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Cost Effectiveness, Mortality, Morbidity, and Effects on Women's Lives (Presentation) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Abstract) S.Miller: Combined outcomes for 1442 women with severe hemorrhage with the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (Presentation) S.Miller: Misoprostol for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Cost Effectiveness, Mortality, Morbidity, and Effects on Women's Lives (Abstract) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Abstract) S.Miller: Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment experiences with over 3000 women (Presentation) Videos Arunika Agarwal  |  Beena Varghese  |  Dorothy Akwugo Isu  |  M.E. Khan  |  Suellen Miller (substitute for Stacie Geller) Integrated approaches to improving maternal health outcomes   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Silver Oak 2 Moderator Kaosar Afsana, BRAC Speakers Abdelhadi Eltahir  |  Aminur Rahman  |  Anisur Rahman  |  Hala Youssef  |  Monjur Rahman 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) 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) H.Youssef: Improving maternal health in Egypt (Abstract) H.Youssef: Improving maternal health in Egypt (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) Videos Abdelhadi Eltahir  |  Aminur Rahman  |  Anisur Rahman  |  Hala Youssef  |  Monjur Rahman Community-based interventions to improve maternal and neonatal health in urban Maharashtra   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Maple Moderator Benazir Patil, State Manager, Sure Start Maharashtra Speakers Geeta Sodhi  |  Neeta Karandikar  |  Shashikant Ahankari  |  Vidya Kshirsagar  |  Vilas Shende 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) 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) 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.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) 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) Videos Neeta Karandikar  |  Shashikant Ahankari  |  Vidya Kshirsagar  |  Vilas Shende World Health Organization: making a difference in maternal health   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Gulmohar Moderator Monir Islam, World Health Organization Speakers Frank Paulin  |  Matthews Mathai  |  Narimah Awinn  |  Sunanda Gupta Presentation F.Paulin: Demand side financing (Abstract) M.Mathai: eTools partograph training (Abstract) N.Awinn: Maternal death reviews (Abstract) S.Gupta: Safe Abortions (Abstract) The power of partnerships in advancing maternal and newborn health   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Jacaranda 1 Moderator Vincent Fauveau, UNFPA Speakers David J. Taylor  |  Geeta Lal  |  Luc de Bernis  |  Lynn Freedman Presentation D.Taylor: The FIGO-Gates, NESOG and Nepal Government partnership in MNH (Abstract) 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) 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: 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) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Presentation) L.Freedman: Partnership in EmONC assessment and scaling up (Abstract) L.Freedman: Partnership in EmONC assessment and scaling up (Presentation) Videos David J. Taylor  |  Geeta Lal 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 Moderator Lynn Freedman, Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program, Columbia University Speakers Anuraj Shankar  |  Luc de Bernis  |  Paul Fife  |  Selemani Mbuyita Presentation A.Shankar: Implementation research toward MDG5: where are we now and where we need to go (Presentation) A.Shankar: Implementation research toward MDG5: where are we now and where we need to go (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: 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) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Presentation) P.Fife: UN H4 Panel on Implementation Research in Maternal and Newborn Health (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Confronting realities: the strategic use of research in program implementation (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Confronting realities: the strategic use of research in program implementation (Presentation) S.Mbuyita: Designing district level emergency referral systems in Tanzania (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Designing district level emergency referral systems in Tanzania (Presentation) Videos Anurag Shankar  |  Luc de Bernis  |  Selemani Mbuyita 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 Moderator Ken Earhart, CDC India Speakers Lerato Lesole  |  Mary Kamb  |  Robert Quick 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) 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) 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) Videos Dora Warren (substitute for Mary Kamb)  |  Lerato Lesole  |  Robert Quick PANEL 2 --- The next generation of maternal health solutions   August 31, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Stein Auditorium Moderator Neema Mgana, Young Champions of Maternal Health Program, Ashoka Speakers Carolina Araujo Damasio Santos  |  Egwaoje Ifeyinwa Madu  |  Hellen Kotlolo  |  Seth Cochran  |  Zubaida Bai Presentation C.Santos: Arte de Nascer (Art of Being Born): Initiation of humanization in the process of pregnancy and birth (Abstract) E.Madu: Maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, safe birth (Abstract) E.Madu: Maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, safe birth (Presentation) 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) S.Cochran: Motivating communities to make motherhood safer (Abstract) S.Cochran: Motivating communities to make motherhood safer (Presentation) Z.Bai: JANMA clean birth kit (Abstract) Z.Bai: JANMA clean birth kit (Presentation) [back to top] Strengthening Systems for Maternal Health Improving access to facility deliveries   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Magnolia Moderator Kate Ramsey, Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program, Ifakara Health Research Centre Speakers Ahuka Ona Longombe  |  Brenda D'mello  |  G. V. Ramana Rao  |  Marieke van Dijk  |  Wassie Lingerh Presentation A.Longombe: The necessity of waiting houses for pregnant women in the DR Congo (Abstract) B.Dmello: Comprehensive program to address maternal health in Dar-es-salaam Tanzania (Abstract) G.Rao: EMRI in pregnancy-related inter-facility transfers in India (Presentation) G.Rao: EMRI in pregnancy-related inter-facility transfers in India (Abstract) M.vanDijk: Improving the health of indigenous Guatemalan women by strengthening maternity waiting homes (Abstract) M.vanDijk: Improving the health of indigenous Guatemalan women by strengthening maternity waiting homes (Presentation) M.vanDijk: Sexual and reproductive health needs of recently pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in Mexico W.Lingerh: Barriers and determinants of skilled attendant use at health centers in five districts of Tigray, Ethiopia (Abstract) Strategic approaches to strengthening health systems to improve maternal health   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Theatre 3 Moderator Pape Gaye, IntraHealth International Speakers Fatou Ndiaye  |  K.G. Venkateswaran   |  Madhuri Narayana  |  Sara Stratton Presentation 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 (Abstract) F.Ndiaye: Integration of AMTSL indicators into Senegal's National Health Information System (Presentation) 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) M.Narayana: Strengthening nursing councils and nurses' associations to improve maternal health service delivery (Abstract) S.Stratton: Going from Pilot to Scale with AMTSL in Armenia (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 (Abstract) S.Stratton: Strengthening pre-service education systems for nurses and midwives in Mali and Rwanda (Presentation) S.Stratton: Use of oxytocin in Uniject to facilitate practice of AMTSL in Mali: testing a new delivery technology (Abstract) Videos Sara Stratton  |  Fatou Ndiaye  |  K.G. Venkateswaran  |  Madhuri Narayanan (substitute for Stembile Mugore) Human resources for maternal and newborn health: the key element   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Silver Oak 1 Moderator Luc de Bernis, UNFPA Speakers Bridget Lynch  |  Helen de Pinho  |  Jeffrey Smith  |  Pius Okong  |  Vincent Fauveau Presentation B.Lynch: Midwifery services: delivering care in the community setting (Abstract) B.Lynch: Midwifery services: delivering care in the community setting (Presentation) 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) J.Smith: Building the capacity of midwives as skilled birth attendants (Abstract) J.Smith: Building the capacity of midwives as skilled birth attendants (Presentation) J.Smith: Improving maternal health through health systems strengthening: lessons from Malawi J.Smith: One provider: linked care for mothers and newborns (Abstract) 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) V.Fauveau: Investing in midwives: surely the best way to reach MDG 5 V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Abstract) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Presentation) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Presentation) V.Fauveau: UNFPA's maternal health thematic fund (Abstract) Videos Pius Okong  |  Bridget Lynch  |  Helen de Pinho  |  Jeffrey Smith  |  Vincent Fauveau Emergency referral for mothers and newborns: innovative strategies from Africa and Asia   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Jacaranda 2 Moderator Patricia E. Bailey, Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program, Family Health International Speakers Emily Keyes  |  Kaosar Afsana  |  Pavitra Mohan  |  Selemani Mbuyita 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) 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) 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) S.Mbuyita: Confronting realities: the strategic use of research in program implementation (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Confronting realities: the strategic use of research in program implementation (Presentation) S.Mbuyita: Designing district level emergency referral systems in Tanzania (Abstract) S.Mbuyita: Designing district level emergency referral systems in Tanzania (Presentation) Videos Emily Keyes  |  Kaosar Afsana  |  Pavitra Mohan  |  Selemani Mbuyita Quality of maternal health systems: are health systems ready for MDG5?   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Jacaranda 1 Moderator Marta Levitt-Dayal, MCHStar/USAID Speakers Address Malata  |  Idrissa Mounkaila  |  Mismay Ghebrehiwet  |  Mona Sharan  |  Saifuddin Ahmed Presentation 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) M.Ghebrehiwet: Quality of maternal health system in Eritrea: implications for increasing skilled delivery care (Abstract) M.Sharan: Quality of maternal health system: a new diagnostic framework (Abstract) M.Sharan: Quality of maternal health systems: a new diagnostic framework (Presentation) S.Ahmed: A method for estimating maternal mortality for sub-national areas: an application to Bangladesh (Abstract) S.Ahmed: A method for estimating maternal mortality for sub-national areas: an application to Bangladesh (Presentation) S.Ahmed: Abortion: the hidden burden on health system and maternal health in Africa (Abstract) Videos Idrissa Mounkaila  |  Mismay Ghebrehiwet  |  Saifuddin Ahmed Increasing and strengthening access   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Willow Moderator Monir Islam, World Health Organization Speakers Alfonso Rosales  |  Anuradha Dubey  |  Bindu Gautum  |  Elizabeth Leahy Madsen  |  Saadi Izatov  |  Suresh Tiwari Presentation A.Dubey:An epidemiological study on emergency cases of pregnancy in rural Andhra Pradesh, India (Abstract) 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) B.Gautum: Increasing access and equity to maternal health services in Nepal: NGO community mobilidation programme (Abstract) E.Madsen: Maternal health supplies in Bangladesh and Uganda: barriers to access and advocacy entry points (Abstract) S.Izatov: Strengthening maternal health in Tajikistan through community-based emergency transport (Abstract) S.Tiwari: Increasing access and equity to maternal health services in Nepal: government funded and managed conditional cash transfer scheme (Abstract) Videos Anuradha Dubey  |  Bindu Gautam  |  Elizabeth Leahy Madsen  |  Saadi Izatov  |  Suresh Tiwari Strategies for investing in maternal health   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Silver Oak 2 Moderator Hamid Rushwan, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Speakers Anant Kumar  |  Hanimi Reddy Modugu  |  Maja Micevska Scharf  |  Natalie Carvalho  |  Sue Goldie Presentation A.Kumar: Lowering cost and raising access to maternal care in india (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 (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) M.Scharf: Donor funding, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS (Abstract) M.Scharf: Donor funding, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS (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) Videos Anant Kumar  |  Hanimi Reddy Modugu  |  Maja Micevska Scharf  |  Natalie Carvalho Public-private partnerships: promising interventions in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Jacaranda 1 Moderator Korrie de Koning, Royal Tropical Institute Speakers Kathy Herschderfer  |  Naseem Mohammed  |  Patrick H.H. Walker Presentation 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) Videos Korrie de Koning (substitute for K. Herschderfer)  |  Naseem Mohammed  |  Patrick H.H. Walker 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 Moderator Helen de Pinho, Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program, Columbia University Speakers Francis Kamwendo  |  Helen de Pinho  |  Honorati Masanja  |  Kate Ramsey  |  Susan Bradley 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) 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) K.Ramsey: Task-shifting emergency obstetric care to Non-Physician Clinicians: Training types and needs in Africa (Abstract) S.Bradley (substitute for M. Sidat): Mid-level providers: What predicts job satisfaction and retention? (Presentation) S.Bradley: Mid-level providers: What predicts job satisfaction and retention? (Abstract) Maternal health care: a health systems overview in India   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Casuarina Moderator Jay Satia, India Institute of Public Health Speakers Krishna D. Rao  |  Mala Rao  |  Rajashree Panicker  |  Rajmohan Panda  |  Sudha Ramani Presentation 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) 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) 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) Videos Krishna D. Rao  |  Mala Rao  |  Rajmohan Panda  |  Sudha Ramani Strengthening health systems through scaling-up maternal and child health best practices   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 3 Moderator Fabio Castano, Extending Service Delivery Project Speakers George Adriaansz  |  Mubarakshah Mubarak  |  Rema Nanda  |  Salwa Bitar 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) 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) R.Nanda: Clinical and community action to address postpartum hemorrhage for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality (Abstract) 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) Videos George Adriaansz  |  Mubarakshah Mubarak  |  Salwa Bitar Educating midwives with the competencies needed to meet MDG 4, 5, and 6   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Jacaranda 2 Moderator Gaudiosa Mugyabuso Tibaijuka, Jhpiego Speakers Amnesty LeFevre   |  Gaudiosa Mugyabuso Tibaijuka  |  Linda Bartlett  |  Marion Subah  |  Phelelo Marole 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) 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) L.Bartlett: Information for action: measuring maternal and perinatal quality of care during labor and delivery (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 (Abstract) L.Bartlett: Results from a programme evaluation of the Afghanistan pre-service midwifery education strategy (Presentation) M.Subah: Establishing a competency-based midwifery curriculum in Liberia (Abstract) M.Subah: Establishing a competency-based midwifery curriculum in Liberia (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) Videos Amnesty LeFevre  |  Gaudiosa Mugyabuso Tibaijuka  |  Marion Subah  |  Phelelo Marole Indian models of public-private partnerships   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Silver Oak 1 Moderator Krishna D. Rao, Public Health Foundation of India Speakers Adibabu Kadithi  |  Pankaj Shah  |  Prem Kumar Mony  |  Smita Anand  |  Vasanthi Krishnan 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) 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) P.Shah: Challenges in operationalising Chiranjivi scheme at grassroots level (Abstract) P.Shah: Challenges in operationalising Chiranjivi scheme at grassroots level (Presentation) S.Anand: Public private partnership for integrated maternal health program (Abstract) S.Anand: Public private partnership for integrated maternal health program (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) Videos Adibabu Kadithi  |  Pankaj Shah  |  Smita Anand  |  Vasanthi Krishnan Sustainable, retainable human resources   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Gulmohar Moderator Nahid Toubia, independent consultant Speakers Dilys Walker  |  Gamal El-Khattib  |  Mohammad Khurshid Alam  |  Rakesh Kakkar Presentation D.Walker: PRONTO2:Innovation in emergency obstetric training (Abstract) D.Walker: PRONTO2:Innovation in emergency obstetric training (Presentation) 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) G.ElKhattib: District Teams: assets or liabilities? (Role of capacity Building)(Abstract) G.ElKhattib: District Teams: assets or liabilities? (Role of capacity Building)(Presentation) G.ElKhattib: Management and Sustainability in Health Interventions (Abstract) 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) R.Kakkar: Situational analysis of ASHA under National Rural Health Mission (Abstract) Videos Dilys Walker  |  Gamal El-Khattib  |  Mohammad Khurshid Alam Demand-side financing for maternal and reproductive health   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Jacaranda 1 Moderator Anant Kumar, LifeSpring Speakers Ben Bellows  |  Haris Ahmed  |  Mehtab S. Karim  |  Momena Khatun Presentation B.Bellows: Do reproductive health vouchers work for the poor? (Presentation) B.Bellows: Do reproductive health vouchers work for the poor? (Abstract) 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: Demand side financing: maternal health voucher scheme, pilot initiative in Bangladesh (Presentation) M.Khatun: Trends of institutional deliveries by wealth quintile: evidence from repeated national surveys in Bangladesh Videos Ben Bellows  |  Haris Ahmed  |  Momena Khatun Building capacity to strengthen health systems   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Maple Moderator Dileep Mavlankar, Indian Institute of Management Speakers Eneud Gumbo  |  Hadija Kweka  |  Helene Lefevre-Cholay  |  Huang Baofeng  |  Patricia E. Bailey 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) 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) 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) 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) Videos Eneud Gumbo  |  Helena Lefevre-Cholay  |  Huang Baofeng  |  Patricia E. Bailey Glimpses of institutional maternal care: user experiences from six Indian states   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Casuarina Moderator Abhijit Das, Centre for Health and Social Justice Speakers Asha Kilaru  |  Jashodhara Dasgupta  |  Leila Caleb Varkey  |  Rajkumar Gope  |  Sebanti Ghosh Presentation A.Kilaru: Institutional delivery privatization: costs and consequences (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 (Abstract) A.Kilaru: Women's experience of the quality of care in institutional delivery: evidence from a prospective study in rural south India (Presentation) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Presentation) J.Dasgupta: Media advocacy on maternal health in Uttar Pradesh (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Quality of institutional maternity care in resource poor settings (Abstract) L.Varkey: Managing obstetric complications - referral and re-referrals (Abstract) L.Varkey: Managing obstetric complications - referral and re-referrals (Presentation) R.Gope: Exploring Janani Suraksha Yojana - Quality, coercion, and corruption (Abstract) R.Gope: Exploring Janani Suraksha Yojana - Quality, coercion, and corruption (Presentation) 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 (Abstract) S.Ghosh: Experiences of socially marginalized women during institutional groups (Presentation) Videos Asha Kilaru  |  Jashodhara Dasgupta  |  Jahsodhara Dasgupta  |  Leila Caleb Varkey  |  Rajkumar Gope  |  Sebanti Ghosh Informatics to improve systems   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Silver Oak 1 Moderator Selemani Mbuyita, Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre Speakers Mohammad Awlad Hossain  |  Rajeev Biljalwan  |  Vivek Singh  |  Zoe Matthews Presentation 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) 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) 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) 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) The quality and continuum of maternal healthcare   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Deck Suite Moderator Jacqueline Bell, University of Aberdeen Speakers Aditi Iyer  |  Asha Kilaru  |  Erin Anastasi  |  Laila Rahman 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) A.Kilaru: Institutional delivery privatization: costs and consequences (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 (Abstract) A.Kilaru: Women's experience of the quality of care in institutional delivery: evidence from a prospective study in rural south India (Presentation) 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) L.Rahman: Tying incentive with the quality of care to improve maternal health care in Bangladeshi facilities (Abstract) Videos Aditi Iyer  |  Asha Kilaru  |  Erin Anastasi  |  Laila Rahman PANEL 3 --- Innovations in Maternal Health Service Delivery   August 31, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Jacaranda 1&2 Moderator Amarjeet Sinha, Joint Secretary, Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Speakers Anu Garg  |  Girija Vaidyanathan  |  John B. Ekka  |  Manohar Agnani Presentation A.Garg: Examples from NRHM in Orissa (Presentation) A.Garg: Examples from NRHM in Orissa (Abstract) G.Vaidyanathan: Lessons from Tamil Nadu (Abstract) 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) Videos Amarjeet Sinha [back to top] Reproductive and Sexual Health Family planning and maternal health   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Willow Moderator Anjali Nyyar, Global Health Strategies Speakers A. Dyalchand  |  Amy Tsui  |  Jesse Rattan  |  Ndola Prata  |  Vivek Sharma 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) 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: Bringing their method of choice to rural women: community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia (Presentation) N.Prata: Community mobilization to increase uptake of maternal health services in northern Nigeria N.Prata: Protecting women who deliver at home from postpartum haemorrhage: distribution of misoprostol through antenatal care in Tanzania (Abstract) N.Prata: Protecting women who deliver at home from postpartum haemorrhage: distribution of misoprostol through antenatal care in Tanzania (Presentation) 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) Videos A. Dyalchand  |  Amy Tsui  |  Jesse Rattan  |  Ndola Prata  |  Vivek Sharma HIV program linkages to reduce maternal mortality among HIV-positive women   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Theatre 2 Moderator Deborah Weiss, Population Council Speakers Avina Sarna  |  Enisha Sarin  |  Indira Narayanan  |  Kousalya Periasamy  |  Saiqa Mullick 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) 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) K.Periasamy: HIV-women's experience with pregnancy, delivery and post partum care (Presentation) K.Periasamy: HIV-women's experience with pregnancy, delivery and post-partum care (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 (Abstract) S.Mullick: Provision of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: findings from an assessment of facilities in Limpopo, South Africa (Presentation) Videos Avina Sarna  |  Enisha Sarin  |  Indira Narayanan (substitute for Charlotte Warren)  |  Kousalya Periasamy  |  Saiqa Mullick Adolescent reproductive and maternal health   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Gulmohar Moderator Elizabeth Mason, World Health Organization Speakers A. K. Ravishankar  |  Dhiren Modi  |  Manisha Khale  |  Sanam Anwar  |  Sarah Neal  |  Sudipta Mukhopadhyay Presentation 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) M.Khale (substitute for A. Paranjape): Determinants of low birth weight among married adolescent girls in rural Maharashtra (Abstract) 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) 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.Mukhopadhyay: PAHEL: towards Empowering Women S.Mukhopadhyay: Towards a better future: improving the lives of young people in Jharkhand, India (Abstract) S.Mukhopadhyay: Towards a better future: improving the lives of young people in Jharkhand, India (Presentation) S.Neal: An Atlas of Birth: mapping the global challenges and solutions to maternal mortality (Abstract) S.Neal: An Atlas of Birth: mapping the global challenges and solutions to maternal mortality (Presentation) S.Neal: Childbearing in Adolescents Aged 12-15 in Developing Countries: a Neglected Issue (Abstract) S.Neal: Childbearing in Adolescents Aged 12-15 in Developing Countries: a Neglected Issue (Presentation) Videos A.K. Ravishankar  |  Manisha Khale  |  Dhiren Modi  |  Sanam Anwar  |  Sarah Neal  |  Sudipta Mukhopadhyay The role of abortion in reducing maternal mortality   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Magnolia Moderator Suellen Miller, University of California, San Francisco Speakers Ellen Israel  |  Erika Troncoso  |  Kelly Blanchard  |  Luc Vanderveken  |  Mallika Biswas Presentation 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) E.Troncoso: Analysis of abortion-related mortality in Mexico (1990-2008) (Abstract) 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 M.Biswas: Access to safe abortion as an initiative to reducing maternal mortality rates among women (Abstract) Videos Kelly Blanchard 2  |  Ellen Israel Contraceptive use in resource-poor settings   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Casuarina Moderator Amy Tsui, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Speakers Anjali Borhade  |  Asa Ahimbisibwe  |  Ellis Owusu-Dabo  |  Eva Lathrop  |  Pallavi Gupta Presentation A.Ahimbisibwe: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary health care workers regarding emergency contraception in Bukonzo County, Kasese District, Uganda (Abstract) 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) 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) 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) Videos Anjali Borhade  |  Ellis Owusu-Dabo  |  Eva Lathrop  |  Pallavi Gupta Male involvement in reproductive and maternal/newborn health   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Maple Moderator Sanjay Zodpey, Public Health Foundation of India Speakers Ashfa Hashmi  |  Asish Singh  |  K. G. Santhya  |  Mahboob E-Alam  |  Suniti Neogy Presentation 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) 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) 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) 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) Videos Asish Singh  |  Mahboob E. Alam  |  Suniti Neogy Reducing the toll of unsafe abortion using simple medical technology   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Jacaranda 2 Moderator Beverly Winikoff, Gynuity Health Project Speakers Ayisha Diop  |  Hillary Bracken  |  Kelsey Lynd  |  Patricio Sanhueza Smith  |  Selma Hajri Presentation 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) 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) 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) 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 (Abstract) P.Smith: The potential of misoprostol alone for transitioning services: lessons from Mexico City (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) Videos Hillary Bracken  |  Kelsey Lynd  |  Patricio Sanhueza Smith  |  Selma Hajri Maternal health and HIV   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Willow Moderator John Townsend, Population Council Speakers Ananta Basudev Sahu  |  Chinedu Onyedika Oraka  |  Mantshi Teffo Menziwa  |  Saiqa Mullick  |  Vilasini Devi Presentation A.Sahu: Determinants of using voluntary counselling and testing for HIV/AIDS among pregnant women in Orissa, India C.Oraka: Pregnancy and contraception: the perspective of HIV-positive and negative women in Nigeria (Abstract) M.Menziwa : Strengthening the prevention of mother to child transmission in antenatal and postnatal services in South Africa (Presentation) M.Menziwa: Strengthening the prevention of mother to child transmission in antenatal and postnatal services in 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 (Abstract) S.Mullick: Provision of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: findings from an assessment of facilities in Limpopo, South Africa (Presentation) 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) Videos Mantshi Teffo Menziwa   |  Saiqa Mullick  |  Vilasini Devi Access to abortion services   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 2 Moderator Ramatu Daroda, Ipas Speakers Armando Ahued Ortega  |  Kelly Blanchard  |  Martine Holston  |  Shveta Kalyanwala Presentation 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) 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) 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) Videos Kelly Blanchard  |  Martine Holston  |  Shveta Kalyanwala Addressing maternal mortality by increasing access to medical abortion: strategies and lessons   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 3 Moderator Silvina Ramos, International Consortium for Medical Abortion Speakers Daniela Draghici  |  Nina Zamberlin  |  Ramatu Daroda  |  Suchitra Dalvie  |  Sushanta K. Banerjee 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) 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) 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) 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) Videos Daniela Draghici  |  Nina Zamberlin  |  Ramatu Daroda  |  Suchitra Dalvie  |  Sushanta K. Banerjee [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 Moderator Madhu Deshmukh, CARE Speakers Ben Rolfe  |  Edoja Okpokunu  |  K. Miriam Elfstrom  |  Sydney A. Spangler  |  Xing Lin Feng 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 (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) 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) 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) S.Spangler: Expanding postpartum hemorrhage prevention to the community in resource poor contexts: critical considerations and next steps (Abstract) S.Spangler: Expanding postpartum hemorrhage prevention to the community in resource poor contexts: critical considerations and next steps (Presentation) S.Spangler: To Open Oneself is a Poor Woman's Trouble: Embodied inequality and childbirth in south-central Tanzania (Abstract) S.Spangler: To Open Oneself is a Poor Woman's Trouble: Embodied inequality and childbirth in south-central Tanzania (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) Videos Edoja Okpokunu  |  K. Miriam Elfstrom  |  Ben Rolfe  |  Sydney A. Spangler  |  Xing Lin Feng  |  Plenary Session 2 The importance of maternal nutrition for maternal health   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 1 Moderator Rashmi Kukreja Speakers A.K. Susheela  |  Amy Webb Girard  |  Evelyn Shipala  |  Prakash V. Kotecha  |  Rashmi Kukreja  |  Rolf D.W. Klemm 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) Videos A.K. Susheela  |  Amy Webb Girard  |  Evelyn Shipala  |  Prakash V. Kotecha  |  Rolf D.W. Klemm Factors in maternal healthcare utilization   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 2 Moderator Kelly Blanchard, Ibis Reproductive Health Speakers Annika Unterpertinger  |  Brenda D'mello  |  M. Hafizur Rahman  |  Prashant Kumar Singh  |  Sarawat Rashid  |  Sneha Singh 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) M.Rahman: Determinants of institutional delivery among women in rural Uganda (Abstract) M.Rahman: Determinants of institutional delivery among women in rural Uganda (Presentation) M.Rahman: Overcoming the challenges to achieve millennium development goal for maternal health in India 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.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) 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) Videos Annika Unterpertinger  |  Farid Midhet  |  M. Hafizur Rahman  |  Sarawat Rashid  |  Sneha Singh Violence and pregnancy   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Willow Moderator Priya Nanda, ICRW Speakers Ellyjoy Karimi Kithure  |  Holley Stewart  |  Mai Quoc Tung  |  Olufunmilayo Fawole 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: 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 (Abstract) F.Olufunmilayo: Screening for violence in pregnancy by primary health care workers in Oyo State (Presentation) 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) 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) Videos Ellyjoy Karimi Kithure  |  Holley Stewart  |  Mai Quoc Tung  |  Olufunmilayo Fawole Maternal healthcare seeking behavior   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Casuarina Moderator Linda Bartlett, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Speakers Grace Omoni  |  Hibret Alemu  |  Minhaj ul Haque  |  Rashida Akter  |  Tajkera Noor  |  Umar Nasiru Ibrahim 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) 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 (Abstract) H.Alemu: Programmatic correlates of maternal healthcare seeking behaviors in Ethiopia (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) 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) T.Noor: Community perceptions and health seeking behaviour on eclampsia (Abstract) 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) Videos Grace Omoni  |  Hibret Alemu  |  Minhaj ul Haque  |  Rashida Akter  |  Umar Nasiru Ibrahim  |  Plenary Session 3 [back to top] Measuring and Monitoring Maternal Health Assessing program performance and quality of care   August 30, 2010 13:30-15:00 Room - Casuarina Moderator Zoe Mathews, Centre for Global Health Population Poverty and Policy, University of Southampton Speakers Bridgit Adamou  |  Linda Bartlett  |  Martyn Smith  |  Steve Hodgins Presentation B.Adamou: Measuring and evaluating reproductive health programs and initiatives (Abstract) B.Adamou: Measuring and evaluating reproductive health programs and initiatives (Presentation) L.Bartlett: Information for action: measuring maternal and perinatal quality of care during labor and delivery (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 (Abstract) L.Bartlett: Results from a programme evaluation of the Afghanistan pre-service midwifery education strategy (Presentation) M.Smith (substitute for A. Khalid): Measuring the quality of emergency obstetric care: challenges at center level in an international NGO (Presentation) S.Hodgins: Monitoring maternal health program performance (Abstract) Videos Bridgit Adamou  |  Linda Barlett  |  Martyn Smith (substitute for Asma Khalid)  |  Steve Hodgins Techniques for measuring maternal mortality   August 31, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Deck Suite Moderator Carine Ronsmans, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Speakers Florina Serbanescu  |  Paola Ma Sesia  |  Saifuddin Ahmed  |  Stirling Cummings 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: A method for estimating maternal mortality for sub-national areas: an application to Bangladesh (Presentation) S.Ahmed: Abortion: the hidden burden on health system and maternal health in Africa (Abstract) 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) Videos Florina Serbanescu  |  Paola Ma Sesia  |  Saifuddin Ahmed  |  Stirling Cummings What audits and autopsies reveal   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Willow Moderator Paola Ma Sesia, Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology Speakers Aarti Kumar  |  Anitha Thippiah  |  Ashish Sen  |  Felix Sayinzoga  |  Sushmita Das Presentation 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) A.Thippiah: Addressing barriers to maternal mortality audit across India (Abstract) 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) Videos Ashish Sen  |  Felix Sayinzoga  |  Sushmita Das Approaches to monitoring maternal mortality and morbidity   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 2 Moderator Ana Langer, Harvard School of Public Health Speakers Alma Adler  |  Anrudh K. Jain  |  Shobha Shah  |  Tibebu Alemayehu Presentation 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) A.Adler: Complexities in defining severe morbidity from unsafe abortion (Abstract) A.Adler: Complexities in defining severe morbidity from unsafe abortion (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) Videos Anrudh K. Jain  |  Shobha Shah  |  Tibebu Alemayehu [back to top] Policy, Advocacy and Communications Policy and advocacy tools   August 30, 2010 15:30-17:00 Room - Gulmohar Moderator Betsy McCallon, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Speakers Koki Agarwal  |  Mari Tikkanen  |  Sarah Neal Presentation K.Agarwal: Lives Saved Tool: influencing maternal and child health policy (Abstract) 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: An Atlas of Birth: mapping the global challenges and solutions to maternal mortality (Abstract) S.Neal: An Atlas of Birth: mapping the global challenges and solutions to maternal mortality (Presentation) S.Neal: Childbearing in Adolescents Aged 12-15 in Developing Countries: a Neglected Issue (Abstract) S.Neal: Childbearing in Adolescents Aged 12-15 in Developing Countries: a Neglected Issue (Presentation) Videos Koki Agarwal  |  Mari Tikkanen  |  Sarah Neal International law and policies   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Casuarina Moderator Shireen Jejeebhoy Speakers Ariel Frisancho  |  Jashodhara Dasgupta  |  Melissa Upreti  |  Shireen Jejeebhoy  |  Stan Bernstein  |  Sukanya Hazarika  |  Suneeta Mukherjee Presentation 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) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Presentation) J.Dasgupta: Media advocacy on maternal health in Uttar Pradesh (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Quality of institutional maternity care in resource poor settings (Abstract) 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.Bernstein: Five years after the Delhi Declaration: policy, evidence, priorities and challenges (Abstract) S.Hazarika: Legal interventions to improve maternal health in India (Abstract) S.Mukherjee: Political will and policies promoting maternal health (Abstract) Videos Ariel Frisancho  |  Jashodhara Dasgupta  |  Melissa Upreti Community accountability and advocacy   August 31, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Theatre 2 Moderator Abhijit Das, Centre for Health and Social Justice Speakers Abhay Shukla  |  Aparajita Gogoi  |  Jiban K. Behera  |  Narendra Gupta  |  Sunita Singh Presentation A. Shukla: Community monitoring of health services in Maharashtra: an evolving model of public health system accountability (Abstract) A.Gogoi: Accountability around MDG5 through grassroots advocacy A.Gogoi: Creating social accountability for safe motherhood (Abstract) A.Gogoi: Creating social accountability for safe motherhood (Presentation) A.Gogoi: Increasing access to skilled attendance at birth A.Shukla: Community monitoring of health services in Maharashtra: an evolving model of public health system accountability (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) N.Gupta: Community based monitoring of primary health services (Abstract) N.Gupta: Community based monitoring of primary health services (Presentation) S.Singh: Empowering the poor for claiming their health rights (Abstract) S.Singh: Empowering the poor for claiming their health rights (Presentation) Videos Aparajita Gogoi  |  Jiban K. Behera  |  Sunita Singh Campaign to End Fistula: progress and expectations   September 1, 2010 10:45-12:15 Room - Theatre 3 Moderator Alain Prual, UNFPA Speakers Cynthia Berg  |  Debra Jones  |  Hamid Rushwan  |  Joseph Ruminjo  |  Luc de Bernis Presentation 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) D.Jones: Living testimony: knowledge, attitudes and perspectives on pregnancy, delivery and fistula (Abstract) H.Rushwan: FIGO competency-based training manual on fistula surgery (Abstract) H.Rushwan: FIGO competency-based training manual on fistula surgery (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: 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) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Abstract) L.deBernis: H4+1 and the role of implementation research (Presentation) Videos Cynthia Berg (part 1)  |  Cynthia Berg (part 2)  |  Ann Starrs (substitute for Debra Jones)  |  Florina Serbenescu  |  Hamid Rushwan  |  Joseph Ruminjo  |  Luc de Bernis Women's health and rights advocacy partnership in South Asia   September 1, 2010 13:45-15:15 Room - Willow Moderator Amulya Ratana Nanda, Population Foundation of India Speakers Jashodhara Dasgupta  |  Naureen Ilyas Butt  |  Samia Afrin  |  Sewa Singh  |  Vd. Smita Bajpai Presentation J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach to Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts (Presentation) J.Dasgupta: Media advocacy on maternal health in Uttar Pradesh (Abstract) J.Dasgupta: Quality of institutional maternity care in resource poor settings (Abstract) N.Butt: Interactive theatre as an advocacy tool (Abstract) N.Butt: Interactive theatre as an advocacy tool (Presentation) S.Afrin: Health services monitoring: Naripokkho's Experience (Abstract) S.Afrin: Health services monitoring: Naripokkho's Experience (Presentation) S.Singh: Empowering women constituent assembly members on women's health and empowerment (Abstract) V.Bajpai: Public hearing for enhancing public accountability for maternal health (Abstract) V.Bajpai: Public hearing for enhancing public accountability for maternal health (Presentation) Vd.Bajpai (substitute for Subhangi): Civil society partnership with public health system Vd.Bajpai: Public hearing for enhancing public accountability for maternal health Videos Jashodhara Dasgupta  |  Naureen Ilyas Butt  |  Samia Afrin   |  Sewa Singh  |  Vd. Smita Bajpai PANEL 2 --- International efforts to accelerate policy change   September 1, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Silver Oak 1&2 Moderator Tim Thomas, EngenderHealth, Maternal Health Task Force Speakers Andres de Francisco  |  Henri van den Hombergh  |  Jill Sheffield  |  Juliana Yartey  |  Vincent Fauveau Presentation 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) J.Sheffield: Global momentum toward achieving MDGs 4 & 5: lessons from the Women Deliver movement (Abstract) J.Yartey: UNICEF's strategic direction for maternal health (Abstract) J.Yartey: UNICEF's strategic direction for maternal health (Presentation) V.Fauveau: Investing in midwives: surely the best way to reach MDG 5 V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Abstract) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Presentation) V.Fauveau: Strengthening midwifery, the urgent challenge to reach MDG5 (Presentation) V.Fauveau: UNFPA's maternal health thematic fund (Abstract) PANEL 3 --- Maternal Health Digital   September 1, 2010 15:30-17:15 Room - Stein Auditorium Moderator Matthew Meschery, Independent Television Services, Public Broadcasting Service Speakers Betty Walakira  |  Christine Morton  |  Hannah Knight  |  Kate Steger  |  Kinga Jelinska  |  Kiran Bapna  |  Lisa Russell  |  Matthew Meschery  |  Raji Mohanam  |  Subhi Quraishi 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) C.Morton: Tweet maps: a tool for visualizing patterns in communications on Twitter around key terms (Abstract) H.Knight: Barriers to evidence-based maternal health interventions: A global survey of healthcare providers (Abstract) H.Knight: Barriers to evidence-based maternal health interventions: A global survey of healthcare providers (Presentation) H.Knight: Crowd-sourcing barriers to proven maternal health interventions (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. (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) K.Bapna: Global Maternal Health Conference Google for Non-Profits (Presentation) K.Steger: Pulitzer Center online reporting hub, Dying for Life (Abstract) L.Russell: Maternal Health Digital (Abstract) L.Russell: Media mash-up tool (Abstract) M.Meschery: Public Media 2.0: New Media Storytelling (Abstract) M.Meschery: Public Media 2.0: New Media Storytelling (Presentation) R.Mohanam: Interactive mapping of maternal health organizations (Abstract) R.Mohanam: Interactive mapping of maternal health organizations (Presentation) S.Quraishi: Maternal Health Digital (Abstract) S.Quraishi: Use of digital games for social change (Abstract) Videos Betty Walakira  |  Hannah Knight  |  Jelinska Kinga  |  Kiran Bapna  |  Lisa Russell  |  Mathew Meschery  |  Raji Mohanam  |  Subhi Quraishi [back to top]