Improving maternal and perinatal health care in the Central Asian republics.

Iran and Central Asia: Chances or Challenges?

The fall of Soviet Union and independence of republics of central Asia as well as South Caucasus have brought both chances and challenges for Iran. At first it seemed that Muslim republics, which broke from Soviet Union, might have brought great chances for Iran to promote her ideological claims and economic interests. Dreams of Islamic revolution in new independent central Asian republics invo...

Health Care in the Central Asian Republics Cross-country Sub-regional Comparisons

Improving Maternal and Child Health Outcomes: Family Medicine Obstetrics and the HRSA Perinatal Collaborative Project

Maternal and child healthcare is experiencing great challenges, as many physicians are becoming increasingly reluctant to serve high-risk populations. From 2004 to 2006, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) led a quality improvement effort known as the Perinatal and Patient Safety Pilot Collaborative (PPSPC) to improve perinatal patient safety and reduce the ethnic disparitie...

Turkey 2004. HiT summary

Infant and maternal mortality rates in Turkey are much higher than in any other country in Europe, while estimates of life expectancy are lower. These indicators also vary between different parts of the country, suggesting a degree of health inequality within Turkey. In 1999 infant mortality in Turkey was 40 deaths per 1000 live births, compared to an EU average of 4.9, a Central and Eastern Eu...

The Development and Initial Validation of the Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Scale in Student Midwives

Background & aim: Perinatal mental health problems have been demonstrated to impact upon maternal, and fetal/child outcomes. Despite the global evidence and a policy-driven responsibility for identification of these problems, research demonstrates that student midwives/midwives lack knowledge and confidence to assess, identify, and manage them. A similar context is evident for learning disabili...