Please note: This archive was last updated in 2005.
RHO archives : Topics : Safe Motherhood
Presentations
Active
Management of Third-Stage Labor
www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/2mnh/2ppts/3rdstage/3rdstagepg.htm
These 13 slides present active management of the third stage of labor. The
presentation also compares active and physiologic management and the advantages
and disadvantages of active management to reduce deaths from postpartum
hemorrhage.
Advancing
Commitments: Sexual and Reproductive Health Presentation Tools
www.familycareintl.org/pubs/pubs_gsrhw.html
This is a set of multi-media tools for use in developing and giving presentations
on a range of sexual and reproductive health and rights topics. One set
of slides focuses on safe motherhood. In addition to the slides, the package
includes a users manual and relevant fact sheets. The information (in English
and Spanish) is available on CD-ROM (PowerPoint and pdf files) or hard copy
(transparencies, printed materials). The materials can be ordered from the
Family Care International website.
Current
Approach to Reduction of Maternal Mortality
www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/2mnh/2ppts/matmort/matmortpg.htm
This slide presentation covers the magnitude of maternal and neonatal mortality,
causes of maternal mortality, and interventions to reduce maternal mortality.
It is available as a PowerPoint presentation or in printable format with
trainer notes.
Nutrition
and Micronutrients in Pregnancy Presentation Graphics
www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/2mnh/2ppts/nutrition/nutrnpg.htm
This series of Powerpoint slides (or printable graphics) summarizes evidence
that deficiencies in certain nutrients can cause adverse pregnancy outcomes
for the mother and newborn. Nutrients covered include folate, iron, iodine,
and vitamin A.
Population
Reference Bureau Graphics Bank: Maternal Health
www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/PRB_Library/Graphics_Bank/Reproductive_Health2/Reproductive_Health.htm
The Graphics Bank contains more than 100 PowerPoint presentations on health
topics for speakers, trainers, and others presenting information on population
and health topics. The Maternal Health section includes 8 presentations:
Age at Marriage, Sub-Saharan African Countries; Birth Spacing, Less Developed
Countries; Births and Assisted Deliveries Worldwide; Causes of Maternal
Mortality; Lifetime Risks to Mothers; Map of Maternal Mortality Worldwide;
Maternal Mortality, by Region; and Skilled Care at Delivery and Maternal
Deaths.
Postabortion
Care Services
www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/2mnh/2ppts/pac/pacpg.htm
This slide presentation includes information about postabortion care services,
including the scope of the problem, elements of postabortion care, the need
for postabortion family planning services, and comparisons of manual vacuum
aspiration (MVA) and dilation and curettage (D&C).