Medical Equipment (MVA, D&C) Pharmaceuticals Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum haemorrhage Training of providers Haemorrhage Medical Equipment (MVA, D&C) Pharmaceuticals (misoprostol, oxytocin) Intrapartum Obstetric Partograph/ labour Obstructed labour, interventions monitoring birth asphyxia Magnesium sulphate/ Pregnancy related nifidepine hypertension Antibiotics Sepsis Blood transfusion Haemorrhage Intrapartum Neonatal Corticosteroids for Birth asphyxia/ interventions premature labour Prematurity Low birth weight/ Kangaroo care prematurity Neonatal resuscitation asphyxia Antibiotics for neonatal sepsis Sepsis Community pneumonia Postpartum interventions case management Pneumonia Community mobilisation and response Multiple Maternal Death Audits and Systematic Data Multiple causes of Surveillance collection maternal deaths Analysis of weaknesses in service delivery Infectious diseases including Expansion of pneumonia, immunisation measles and Immunisation programmes diarrhoea Use of novel vaccines Infectious diseases, Nutrition Food fortification decreased immunity Bio fortification Neonatal deaths Supplements for vulnerable populations Expansion of Midwifery Training Increasing the number of midwives is one of the most important interventions that is required to increase the number of skilled deliveries on the African continent and reduce the maternal mortality18. skilled birth attendants include other health cadres, well trained midwives could help avert roughly of all maternal and newborn deaths19. Midwives are key to the reduction of maternal mortality. In tandem, availability of medical doctors or clinical officers who are able to perform surgical interventions would complete the package for emergency obstetric and neonatal care. There are different models that are applicable to training of midwives. These then broadly fall under; in-service training to up skill existing nurses and midwives or pre-service training to increase the overall number of new midwives. Ideally, a hybrid of the two would be useful. In-service training would cover the
Medical Equipment (MVA, D&C) Pharmaceuticals Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum haemorrhage Training of providers Haemorrhage Medical Equipment (MVA, D&C) Pharmaceuticals (misoprostol, oxytocin) Intrapartum Obstetric interventions Partograph/ labour monitoring Obstructed labour, birth asphyxia Magnesium sulphate/ nifidepine Pregnancy related hypertension Antibiotics Sepsis Blood transfusion Haemorrhage Intrapartum Neonatal interventions Corticosteroids for premature labour Birth asphyxia/ Prematurity Kangaroo care Low birth weight/ prematurity Neonatal resuscitation asphyxia Antibiotics for neonatal sepsis Sepsis Postpartum interventions Community pneumonia case management Pneumonia Community mobilisation and response Multiple Maternal Death Audits and Surveillance Systematic Data collection Multiple causes of maternal deaths Analysis of weaknesses in service delivery Immunisation Expansion of immunisation programmes Infectious diseases including pneumonia, measles and diarrhoea Use of novel vaccines Nutrition Food fortification Infectious diseases, decreased immunity Bio fortification Neonatal deaths Supplements for vulnerable populations Expansion of Midwifery Training Increasing the number of midwives is one of the most important interventions that is required to increase the number of skilled deliveries on the African continent and reduce the maternal mortality18. skilled birth attendants include other health cadres, well trained midwives could help avert roughly of all maternal and newborn deaths19. Midwives are key to the reduction of maternal mortality. In tandem, availability of medical doctors or clinical officers who are able to perform surgical interventions would complete the package for emergency obstetric and neonatal care. There are different models that are applicable to training of midwives. These then broadly fall under; in-service training to up skill existing nurses and midwives or pre-service training to increase the overall number of new midwives. Ideally, a hybrid of the two would be useful. In-service training would cover the