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The theoretical and political framing of the population factor in development
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2009
The silence about population growth in recent decades has hindered the ability of those concerned with ecological change, resource scarcity, health and educational systems, national security, and other global challenges to look with maximum objectivity at the problems they confront.
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RISBibTexAPAAnother lesson unlearned: access to family planning in Niger
In an editorial published in the Lancet, Virginia Gidi discusses the imperative need to improve access to voluntary family planning in Niger.
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RISBibTexAPAMisoprostol for Safe Motherhood: One tablet, two life-saving indications
Grossman A, Graves A, Rwamushalja E, Park C
African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2010
This 2010 article published in the African Journal of Midwifery presents an evaluation of the cases of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and need for additional interventions after the introduction of misoprostol for PPH in public facilities in Zanzibar.
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RISBibTexAPAVSIEditoral for ‘The impact of population growth on tomorrow’s world’
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2009
Editoral introduction to the theme issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 'The impact of population growth on tomorrow's world'
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RISBibTexAPAPrevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Options for Home Births in Rural Ethiopia
Prata N, Gessessew A, Abraha A, Holston M, Potts M
African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2009
This paper sought to determine the safety and feasibility of home-based prophylaxis of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) with misoprostol, including assessment of the need for referrals and additional interventions.
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RISBibTexAPAVSICommunity-Based Availability of Misoprostol: Is it safe?
Prata N, Mbaruku G, Grossman A, Holston M, Hsieh K
African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2009
This paper evaluates the safety and acceptability of long-term community-based use of misoprostol for management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in home-births, by comparing deliveries with and without misoprostol use in communities of Kigoma, Tanzania.
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RISBibTexAPAVSISetting priorities for safe motherhood interventions in resource-scarce settings
Prata N, Sreenivas A, Greig F, Walsh J, Potts M
Objective: Guide policy-makers in prioritizing safe motherhood interventions.
Methods: Three models (LOW, MED, HIGH) were constructed based on 34 sub-Saharan African countries to assess the relative cost-effectiveness of available safe motherhood interventions. Cost and effectiveness data were compiled and inserted into the WHO Mother Baby Package Costing Spreadsheet. For each model we assessed the [...]
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RISBibTexAPAMisoprostol for Treatment of Incomplete Abortion in Madagascar
This brief, written in French, presents the findings from a study on misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion and miscarriage in Madagascar which demonstrate the safety and acceptability of the medication-based service. VSI supported partner Marie Stopes Madagascar in its implementation.
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