Primary Maternal and Neonatal Health: A Global Concern

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Report of the Executive Board to the General Assembly on the Development and Activities of Iamaneh....Pages 1-6
Maternal Aspects of Maternal and Neonatal Health A Global Concern....Pages 7-13
Primary Maternal and Neonatal Health: A Global Concern — Pediatric Aspects....Pages 15-22
Interrelations between Maternal and Neonatal Health and Family Planning: Conceptualization of the Theme....Pages 23-42
Health Benefits of Appropriate Timing, Spacing and Avoiding High Parity and Risks of Unplanned Fertility for the Mother....Pages 43-52
The Effect of Parity, Birth Intervals and Maternal Age on the Health of the Child....Pages 53-61
Socio-Economic, Cultural and Psychological Acceptability of Fertility Control for Protecting the Life and Health of Mother and Infant....Pages 63-78
Future Prospects of Family Planning Programs....Pages 79-85
Social Benefits of Family Planning....Pages 87-94
Health Consequences of Unplanned Pregnancies Versus Contraception....Pages 95-107
Systemic Contraception at Primary Health Care Level and Who should Apply Them....Pages 109-115
Intrauterine Device Insertion at the Primary Health Care Level: Who Should Apply Them?....Pages 117-126
Mobile Facilities for Vasectomy — A Rational Approach for a Developing Country....Pages 127-138
Prospects for a Future Family Planning Program—What Contraceptive Techniques are Feasible at the Primary Health Care Level and Who Should Apply Them: Barrier Methods....Pages 139-144
Reversible Methods of Fimbrial Enclosure....Pages 145-155
Prevention and Cure of Prevalent Infections in the Mother and the Newborn....Pages 157-166
Prevention and Management of Maternal Infectious Diseases during Pregnancy....Pages 167-178
Synergism between Malnutrition and Infection in Infants....Pages 179-188
Epidemic of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Its Possible Viral Origin....Pages 189-193
Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus and its Prevention by HBIG....Pages 195-204
Monitoring Incomplete Abortion Care at Dacca Medical College....Pages 205-217
Study on the Onset of the First Ovulation during the Puerperium....Pages 219-226
Smoking and Reproduction....Pages 227-237
Environmental Chemicals and Drugs Influencing the Fetus....Pages 239-251
Maternity Care Monitoring: A New Information System....Pages 253-264
Maternity Care and Perinatal Mortality in Indonesia....Pages 265-305
Analysis of Data and its Impact on Strategies for Maternal and Neonatal Care....Pages 307-321
Maternity Care Monitoring in Twenty-two Hospitals in West Java....Pages 323-345
Concise Screening Scales for High-Risk Mothers and Newborns....Pages 347-369
Ten to Fifteen Year Follow-Up of Cases of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Treated with Exchange Transfusion....Pages 371-382
Present Perspective of Maternal and Neonatal Health in Pakistan and an Approach to the Problem through Primary Health Care....Pages 383-393
Causes of Maternal Deaths and Strategies for their Prevention....Pages 395-403
Systematic Maternal Health Care in Shanghai....Pages 405-417
Achievements in Perinatal and Maternal Health: Survival in Japan....Pages 419-427
Achievements in Maternal and Neonatal Health: Survival in Sri Lanka....Pages 429-440
Causes of Perinatal Deaths and Prevention in the Context of Primary Health Care in Ghana....Pages 441-446
Maternal Mortality at Ife University Teaching Hospital Complex....Pages 447-453
Family Planning Strategies for the ’80s....Pages 455-460
Maternal and Neonatal Health Strategies in International Health Programs within the Context of Primary Health Care....Pages 461-466
Development of Manpower for Application of Existing Technologies which are Feasible within Primary Health Care....Pages 467-471
Traditional Way of Maternal and Child Health Care in Rajasthan, India....Pages 473-481
Training and Supervision of Traditional Birth Attendants at the Primary Health Care Center Level....Pages 483-493
Utilization of Mothers for some Aspects of Primary Health Care in Philippine Barangays (Villages)....Pages 495-501
Future Global Challenge of Primary Maternal and Neonatal Health....Pages 503-513
Back Matter....Pages 515-544