scholarly journals Optimizing the world's nursing and midwifery roles to meet the Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health more effectively

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 2699-2702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Noyes ◽  
Benedicte Carlsen ◽  
Jackie Chandler ◽  
Christopher J. Colvin ◽  
Claire Glenton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Improving Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh: The Integration of Midwives in Conjunction With the United Nations Millenium Development Goals Initiative

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Casto
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Cost Effective Method ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

As the United Nations Millennium Development Goals initiative comes to a close, it is important to examine what has been effective in combating disparities in developing nations. In this paper I explore the impact midwives have on improving maternal and child health in Bangladesh by focusing on how the United Nations Millennium Development Goals initiative has helped to change societal views on women and birth as midwives become more integrated into improving maternal and child health. It is a quantitative and qualitative approach analyzing the statistics of implementing midwives as these impact cost-effectiveness and change in mortality rates in addition to social changes that have occurred in the culture towards maternal and child health. The paper further analyzes programs implemented by countries such as India and Sri Lanka comparatively. Data have been collected from published United Nations and governmental reports, media, and research articles. The paper concludes that the implementation of midwives has provided a cost-effective method of reducing maternal and child health in Bangladesh, and will be increasingly efficient as governmental programs continue to improve various aspects and laws of the country. It is important to analyze what is working in order to further improve maternal and child health on both a regional and global level. The use of midwives can provide a fundamental framework in communities that can aid in reducing health disparities as well as all improve all facets of reproductive wellness, providing the support needed at all stages to improve maternal and child health.

scholarly journals Maternal and Child Health Situation in South East Asia

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tulsi Ram Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Child Health ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Child Health

Attaining maternal and child health goals remains a challenge to the world. There is need to collect and manage reliable information on maternal and child health for resource generation and proper allocation. This is useful for assessing progress towards the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. This paper aims to assess the maternal and child health status in South East Asia Region.Literature search from PubMed, Medline, Lancet, WHO and Google web pages published from 2000 to 2012 was the method adopted for review. All the related references were cited and organized by using referencing software Endnote.Out of the South East Asian countries Thailand, South Korea, Sri-Lanka and Maldives have better maternal child health indicators. South Korea, Sri-Lanka and Maldives follow Thailand in almost indicators. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and East Timor have poor indicators and are at the bottom of the group.In the South East Asia, there is wide divergence in socio-economic and health status among the countries. More than one-third of maternal and child deaths of global mortality occurs in this region. Many countries in this region are unlikely to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 even if maternal child health is made the priority agenda of all the countries. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Vol 7 / No. 1 / Issue 13 / Jan- June, 2012 / 5-10 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v7i1.8825

scholarly journals Komitmen Perawat Dalam Percepatan Peningkatan Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-196
Author(s):  
Yeni Rustina
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Child Health

AbstrakMasalah kesehatan ibu dan anak yang merupakan komponen 4 dan 5 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), adalah masalah yang kompleks, sehingga perlu keterlibatan seluruh anggota profesi termasuk perawat dalam mempercepat pencapaian tujuan tersebut. Makalah ini ditujukan untuk mensosialisasikan komitmen perawat Indonesia melalui Persatuan Perawat Nasional Indonesia (PPNI) dalam meningkatkan kesehatan ibu dan anak dalam upaya meningkatkan pemahaman dan peran aktif perawat dalam meningkakan kesehatan ibu dan anak di Indonesia. AbstractMaternal and child health problems as the 4th and the 5th components of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are complex problems. Therefore, every profession including nurses need to be involved in accelerating the achievement of these goals. The purpose of this article is to socialize nurses’ commitment through the Indonesian National Nurses Association (INNA) in order to increase nurses’ understanding and active participation in increasing maternal and child health in Indonesia.

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