Small families mean better health for mothers and kids

Family planning has been used by individuals and couples since time immemorial to solve community; individual and familial problems. Although Family Planning has been in existance for millinnia; this common concept remains largely misunderstood. The commonest mistake is to equate it to birth control. Nearly all the vernacular translations of the concept lean towards the idea of prevention of conception. Yet the development of mechanical or chemical methods to prevent conception or bring it about has a long history and man has only striven to perfect it

La regulation des naissances comme moyen de protection de la femme et de la famille

L'auteur; apres avoir defini dans l'introduction ce qu'on entend par la regulation des naissances par la famille et par la sante; relate par des exemples tires du Zaire; de l'Afrique et du monde comment la non regulation des naissances; les grossesses nombreuses et rapprochees ainsi que les grossesses non desirees peuvent compromettre la vie et le bien-etre de la femme et de toute la famille en commencant par les enfants. L'auteur conclut qu'en planifiant les grossesses et les naissances par la pratique et l'usage de diverses methodes contraceptives efficaces par la femme ou par le couple; on evitera a la femme et a toute la famille les mefaits lies d'une part aux grossesses nombreuses et rapprochees et; d'autre part aux grossesses non desirees incitant aux avortements provoques avec leur cohorte de complications

Low birth weight assessment in Chatinkha maternity wing

The aims of this study were to assess the incidence of LBW in the Gogo Chatinkha Banda Maternity wing of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital(Chatinkha Martenity Wing) in Blantyre; to subdivide the LBW infants into preterm and TSGA groups; and to use the results to make suggestions for optimal management of LBW at Chatinkha Maternity Wing

Project Africa: safe motherhood: Influences et strategies in Ghana and Malawi

Half a million women die in pregnancy and childbirth every year. Of these deaths; 150.000 occur in Africa. This report describes how Ghana in west Africa and Malawi in Central Africa are tackling this problem under the the umbrella of the Safe Motherhood Initiative

The situation of children and women in Lesotho; 1994

This report has attempted to examine problems affecting the survival; development and welfare of children and women in Lesotho. This document is designed to be a working document for; among others; policy and decision makers; project managers; researchers; representatives of non-governmental organisations; bilateral and multi-lateral donors. It is intended to assist them in their tasks of planning; implementing relevant intervention and as source of information and guidance to facilitate the mobilization of resources towards programmes and projects which address problems facing children and women in Lesotho

Saude reprodutiva e infantil: estretegias para melhorar a resposta do sector saude; aos problemas e necessidades de saude da mulher; Crianca e adolescente num contexto pos-conflito

"O fim da guerra permetiu ao pais entrar nas fases de reconstrucao/reabilitacao e desenvolvimento. O plano elaborado e aprovado esta descrito no documento intitulado ""O Sector Publico em Mocambique: Uma Estrategia de Pos-Guerra de Reabilitacao e de Desenvolvimento Sustentado"". Este plano constitui o pilar do desenvolvimento do sector publico da saude em Mocambique; onde para cada componente e programa; foram definidos os objectivos especificos e metas a serem alcancados ate ao ano 2000."