Manifesto for Maternal Health: Highlights from MSH

A manifesto for maternal health post-2015.

On Jan 15–17, 2013, over 800 experts in maternal health came together in Arusha, Tan zania, to present the latest evidence on improving the quality of care for women during pregnancy and childbirth. The past 25 years of the safe motherhood movement have seen extraordinary successes—notably a 33% reduction in maternal mortality from 409 053 in 1990 to 273 465 in 2011. These achieve ments have mo...

Morality not Markets: A Manifesto for the NHS; Response to Pollock, Frith, and Cox

Peer Support/Self-Help in Maternal, Newborn and Family Health: Highlights from the Literature

Introduction The following provides an overview of the literature on peer support/self-help within the context of maternal, newborn and family health. It is not a comprehensive literature review but rather is intended to provide those working in the field with a snapshot of the research highlights on a range of topical areas within the maternal, child and family health fields as they relate to ...

Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone peptide-targeted melanoma imaging.

Melanocortin-1 (MC1) receptor is an attractive melanoma-specific target over-expressed on the surface of melanoma cells. Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) peptide analogues can specifically bind MC1 receptors with nanomolar binding affinities, making alpha-MSH peptide analogues very promising candidates for developing effective melanoma-specific imaging probes. This review highli...

Maternal Satisfaction with Health and Healthcare Services: A Survey in Northern Iran

Background and Objectives: Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality of health and healthcare services. Most relevant studies in Iran have been conducted in the nation’s capital, and there is a lack of large-scale studies in other regions of this country. In order to help filling this gap, this study was designed to undertake a relatively large-scale assessment of patient sa...