Cate Urban 1/21/25 Cate Urban 1/21/25

Adherence to Standards for MNH Service Delivery at Public and Private Facilities

This analysis, conducted under the Data for Impact (D4I) award, leverages Service Provision Assessment (SPA) data from 2012–2022 to evaluate the adherence of MNH service providers to WHO process standards. The study examines differences between public and private facilities, including for-profit and not-for-profit (NFP) facilities, and tracks changes over time in selected countries.

Cate Urban 10/10/24 Cate Urban 10/10/24

Safe Childbirth Checklist Landscape Analysis

Globally, almost 135 million births occurred in 2023 (United Nations Population Division, 2024), and around 285,000 women* die each year due to pregnancy or childbirth-related causes (World Health Organization [WHO], 2024b). According to the WHO, the most frequent causes of maternal mortality are postpartum hemorrhage, infection after childbirth, and high blood pressure during pregnancy.

Cate Urban 6/6/24 Cate Urban 6/6/24

Counseling, Informed Consent, and Debriefing for Cesarean Section in Nigeria

COUNSELING, INFORMED CONSENT, AND DEBRIEFING (CCD) are important aspects of respectful maternity care (RMC) and medical ethics. Cesarean section (CS) is one of the most performed surgical procedures in the world. RMC remains important even when maternity care becomes surgical.

Cate Urban 5/10/24 Cate Urban 5/10/24

Maternal Mental Health: A Toolkit for Engaging Faith Actors as Change Agent

Given the high prevalence of mental health conditions in the perinatal period—pregnancy up to two years after birth—global attention to mental health is essential. Communities must work together to support prevention, early detection, and treatment of mental health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum, when the risk of mental disorders is highest.

Cate Urban 7/30/18 Cate Urban 7/30/18

Stories Without an Ending: An Adult Education Tool for Dialogue and Social Change (English & French)

The purpose of this guide is to help organizations involved in community programs to develop and use SWE. This innovative adult education tool can be used to actively engage community groups in discussion of issues of priority concern to them and/or to development programs and to catalyze discussion of those issues in the wider community.

Cate Urban 1/11/16 Cate Urban 1/11/16

Increasing the Use of ORS and Zinc through the Private Sector

In April 2011, USAID Kenya invited SHOPS to conduct a Total Market Assessment of diarrhea management practices. The assessment focused on identifying opportunities available through the private health sector, to increase access to and use of the recommended diarrhea treatment (ORS and zinc) by caregivers of children under 5.

Cate Urban 6/30/15 Cate Urban 6/30/15

Increasing Access to Maternal Health Services through Vouchers: The Uganda Healthy Baby Experience

Why a maternal health voucher in Uganda?

Cate Urban 6/16/15 Cate Urban 6/16/15

Understanding Consumer-Provider Interactions: The Key to Improving Outcomes?

Cate Urban 5/15/15 Cate Urban 5/15/15

Focus on Families and Culture: A guide for conducting a participatory assessment on maternal and child nutrition (English & French)

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on how to plan and carry out a rapid community assessment on family roles and influence related to the first critical 1,000 days of life i.e. during pregnancy, with newborns and young children up to two years of age.

Cate Urban 4/30/15 Cate Urban 4/30/15

Tebita Ambulance and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services

The country’s highly fragmented emergency medical transport system means a complicated pregnancy can easily become a life-threatening situation for a woman trying to reach a hospital.

Cate Urban 7/8/13 Cate Urban 7/8/13

The Private Sector: A Key Partner in the Health System

Cate Urban 5/31/12 Cate Urban 5/31/12

Diarrhea Management Knowledge,Attitudes and Practices amongCaregivers and Providers in Uganda

Caregivers’ level of awareness about causes of diarrhea is adequate but awareness of appropriate diarrhea treatments is poor. According to providers, caregivers demand specific treatments (primarily antibiotics) for their children. This in turn influences which treatments providers recommend.

Cate Urban 7/9/11 Cate Urban 7/9/11

Improving Quality of Women’s Health and Family Planning Services in Jordan’s Private Health Sector

Presentation reviews the goals of the project, 2005-2012

Cate Urban 6/2/11 Cate Urban 6/2/11

Lessons Learned: Implementing Zinc Treatment Programs through the NGO Sector

Cate Urban 5/10/11 Cate Urban 5/10/11

The Roles and Influence of Grandmothers and Men

This report reviews both published and gray literature from the past 25 years that addresses intrahousehold roles and dynamics related to infant and young child nutrition—specifically the roles and influence of senior women, or grandmothers, and men.

Cate Urban 3/3/11 Cate Urban 3/3/11

Toolkit for the Collection of Survey Data on the Correct Use of Pediatric Zinc as a Treatment for Diarrhea

Approximately 1.3 million children die as a result of diarrhea every year . In the majority of cases, diarrhea is preventable through exclusive breastfeeding, improved hygiene and sanitation, and access to clean water, yet it is still one of the leading causes of death among children under five in the developing world.

Cate Urban 7/15/05 Cate Urban 7/15/05

Grandmothers: A Learning Institution (available in English & French)

Since education is an integral aspect of children’s development, this paper examines existing evidence regarding the role of senior women, referred to in this paper as “grandmothers,” in children’s overall development, including education, in non-western societies (in Africa, Asia, Latin America,The Pacific, Aboriginal Australia, and Native North America).