AFRO-NETS> Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Tool

[Sue Brechin <sbrechin@jhpiego.org>]

Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Tool
--------------------------------------------------

Many more women and newborns would survive childbirth if they re-
ceived the care they need when they need it. This issue is addressed 
by the Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) tool 
that has been developed by the Maternal and Neonatal Health Program 
(a partnership of JHPIEGO, JHU-CCP, PATH, CEDPA) to facilitate the 
advance preparation and rapid action that can reduce delays in decid-
ing to seek care, reaching care and receiving care.

The BP/CR tool is intended for use as both a programming and an advo-
cacy tool by communities, health service providers, and health system 
administrators and planners. Structured as a matrix, it identifies 
respective responsibilities, actions, practices, and skills needed by 
the various stakeholders - policymakers, facility managers, provid-
ers, communities, families, and women - whose actions can help to en-
sure that women and newborns receive appropriate, effective, and 
timely care during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum 
period.

The BP/CR is available in English online at:
http://www.mnh.jhpiego.org

Users are invited to download, reprint and translate the BP/CR into 
local languages, adding national stakeholder logos or identifications 
as appropriate, and citing the Maternal and Neonatal Health Program 
and JHPIEGO as its source. Those without internet access can contact:

The Maternal and Neonatal Health Program
1615 Thames Street
Baltimore, MD 21231-3492, USA
Tel: +1-410-614-2288
Fax: +1-410-614-0586
mailto:sbrechin@jhpiego.org


--
Send mail for the `AFRO-NETS' conference to `<afro-nets@usa.healthnet.org>'.
Mail administrative requests to `<majordomo@usa.healthnet.org>'.
For additional assistance, send mail to:  `<owner-afro-nets@usa.healthnet.org>'.