Description: In many settings, first-time mothers ages 15-24 are vulnerable to poor maternal outcomes, including rapid repeat pregnancies, and are less likely to use RMNCH-FP services than older and multigravida mothers. Dedicated interventions have shown promise to improve use of health services during the postnatal period, including postpartum family planning (PPFP) and postnatal care (PNC) among first-time mothers. Yet many complex interventions have proven challenging to scale beyond small pilot areas or to institutionalize within existing systems. What could more scalable approaches to improve PPFP and PNC for first-time mothers look like, and could these lighter-touch interventions prove effective?
In this webinar, we explored insights into scalable facility- and community-level approaches to improve uptake of PPFP among first-time mothers from the Connect Project in Bangladesh and Tanzania, and PNC in Bangladesh. We dug into key trade-offs to improve scalability, the vision for institutionalization and sustainability in two different country contexts, and highlighted learnings and recommendations from initial testing.
Watch the webinar recording here.
Speakers:
- Dr. Ahmad M Makuwani –Director of Reproductive and Child Health Section, Ministry of Health Tanzania
- Dr. Chandra–Mouli Venkatraman—Scientist – Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Department of Reproductive Health and Research—World Health Organization, Geneva
- Emma Cook –Senior Research Associate, Department of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
- Gwyn Hainsworth –Senior Program Officer, Family Planning, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dr. Jennifer Seager – Associate Professor, Department of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
- Lilian Kapinga –Advisor, FP and ASRHR, Connect Team Lead, Save the Children Tanzania
- Melanie Yahner –Lead Advisor, ASRH and Connect Project Director, Save the Children US
- Dr. Nurun Nahar Begum –Line Director-Clinical Contraception Service Delivery Program Unit, Directorate General of Family Planning, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
- Dr. Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu –Manager, Health and Nutrition, Shongzog Project, Save the Children Bangladesh
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Webinaire: Faire progresser les progrès vers des approches évolutives pour améliorer l’utilisation des services RMNCH-PF chez les mères pour la première fois
Description: Rejoignez Save the Children et la Milken Institute School of Public Health de l’Université George Washington pour un webinaire explorant des informations sur les approches évolutives au niveau des établissements et de la communauté pour améliorer l’adoption de la planification familiale post-partum chez les mères pour la première fois du projet Connect au Bangladesh et en Tanzanie, et les soins postnatals au Bangladesh. Nous approfondirons les compromis clés pour améliorer l’évolutivité, la vision de l’institutionnalisation et de la durabilité dans deux contextes nationaux différents, et mettrons en évidence les enseignements et les recommandations des tests initiaux. Le webinaire sera présenté en anglais avec interprétation simultanée en français.
Présentateurs:
- Dr. Ahmad M Makuwani –Director of Reproductive and Child Health Section, Ministry of Health Tanzania
- Dr. Chandra–Mouli Venkatraman—Scientist – Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Department of Reproductive Health and Research—World Health Organization, Geneva
- Emma Cook –Senior Research Associate, Department of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
- Gwyn Hainsworth –Senior Program Officer, Family Planning, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Lilian Kapinga –Advisor, FP and ASRHR, Connect Team Lead, Save the Children Tanzania
- Melanie Yahner –Lead Advisor, ASRH and Connect Project Director, Save the Children US
- Dr. Nurun Nahar Begum –Line Director-Clinical Contraception Service Delivery Program Unit, Directorate General of Family Planning, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
- Dr. Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu –Manager, Health and Nutrition, Shongzog Project, Save the Children Bangladesh