The objective of the lit review is to identify and summarize the available literature on the partograph, training strategies for introduction and implementation of the partograph and barriers to its use.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Jeanne Kabagema at the "Implementing evidence-based practices" Session.

The objective of this presentation is to describe an integrated approach to the use of the partograph and a case study of LAMB, a faith based, Christian NGO in Northwest Bangladesh.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Louise Tina Day at the "Implementing evidence-based practices" Session.

The presentation examines if magnesium sulphate is a proper treatment for preeclampsia/eclampsia.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Shuchita Mundle at the "Barriers and solutions to improving maternal health" Session.

There never should be any justification for CS rates higher than 10-15% in any country. CS rates are unncessairly high in developed countries while in low income countries (where CS is needed much more), CS is needed and not done.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Maria Torioni at the "Cesarean sections: Classifying, Improving Access and understanding indications" Session.

The objective of this presentation is to understand the use of oxytocin in home births, the use of oxytocin in institutions and the reasons for administration.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Baneen Karachiwala at the "Barriers and solutions to improving maternal health" Session.

The presentation examines what free emergency transportation, free obstetric care and a cash incentive would do for institutional delivery.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Shrey Desai at the "Safe Delivery Practices" Session.

This presentation examines how advancing technology to prevent PPH will help achieve the millennium development goal 5.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Patricia Coffey at the "Extremly affordable technologies for maternal and newborn survival" Session.

The objective of this presentation is to assess the clinical utility of Doppler studies for prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes by calculation the following measures: Sensitivity, specificity, positive rpedictive value, negative predictive value, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Dr. Nuruddin Mohammed at the "Safe Delivery Practices" Session.

The presentation is meant to share the progress of the Government of India's initiative to initiate and expand postpartum IUCD as a component of postpartum family planning (PPFP) services in Inda.

Given on August 31th, 2010, by Rashmi Asif at the "Advancing postpartum family planning" Session.

This presentation aims to measure the uptake of evidence-based interventions at the facility level, identify barriers to wide implementation of these interventions from the healthcare provider's perspective and to source innovative solutions for using online 'crowdsourcing' technology.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Hannah Knight at the "Barriers and solutions to improving maternal health" Session.

The goal of this presentation is to increase the prevalence of family planning methods during postpartum period at the community as well as in the facility.

Given on August 31th, 2010, by Sanjida Hasan at the "Advancing postpartum family planning" Session.

The goal of this presentation is to prepare qualified and competent midwives, to work in underserved areas of Afghanistan.

Given on September 1st, 2010, by Linda Bartlett at the "Educating midwives with the competencies needed to meet MDG4, 5, and 6" Session.

The objective of the presentation is to assess the current practice of different components of AMTSL in Bangladesh, to measure the current proportion of deliveries where AMTSL is correctly used and to assess the availability of oxytocin for routine use of AMTSL at the facility level.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Norwrorzy Kamar Jahan at the "Implementing evidence-based practices" Session.

This program examines strategies to increase water treatment and handwashing with soap in Malawi.

Given on August 31th, 2010, by Robert Quick at the "PANEL 1--Building an evidence base on integration of Interventions during antenatal care and beyond" Session.

PPH remains one of the major killers of women worldwide. IV oxytocin, the gold standard for treatment, requires refrigeration and skilled providers for effective use.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Dina Abbas at the "Treatment and decision-making for postpartum hemorrhage" Session.

The goal of this presentation is to understand the rationale of postpartum family planning.

Given on August 31th, 2010, by Catharine McKalg at the "Advancing postpartum family planning" Session.

Saifuddin Ahmed tries to predict the maternal mortality ratio using a regression model.

Given on August 31th, 2010, by Salahuddin Ahmed at the "Advancing postpartum family planning" Session.

This presentation explains why there should be more focus on Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by Harshad Sanghvi at the "Extremely affordable technologies for maternal and newborn survival" Session.

This presentation aims to assess the feasibility, safety, program effectiveness, and acceptability of distribution of misoprostol through ANC visits to women > 32 weeks gestation.

Given on August 31th, 2010, by Ndola Prata at the "Community interventions for postpartum hemorrhage" Session.

The overall goal of this presenation is to determine the leading indications for cesarean delivery. The specific objectives are to collect selected variables about the cesarean delivery, e.g., use of the partograph, cadre of personnel coducting the surgery, identify challenges to recording and reporting quality data on cesarean indications and finally assess provider perspectives about the organization of cesarean services and data management issues.

Given on August 30th, 2010, by E. Landry at the "Cesarean sections: classifying, Improving access, and understanding indications" Session.