Sexual, Reproductive & Maternal Health
Publications
Ideas and Action: Addressing the Social Factors that Influence Sexual and Reproductive Health (December 2007) English | Spanish | French
This manual describes the experience of CARE staff and partners in using an approach called Social Analysis and Action to identify and address the social, economic and cultural factors that influence reproductive health.
ISOFI Toolkit: Tools for action and learning on gender and sexuality
The Inner Spaces, Outer Faces Initiative (ISOFI) toolkit is designed for use by staff of international development and health organizations, and is made up of participatory group activities to help program staff to identify, explore, and challenge their own understanding of gender and sexuality in their lives, the lives of project participants and within the organizations in which they work.
- Challenge and Change: Integrating the Challenge of Gender Norms and Sexuality in a Maternal Health Program
- Gender Discrimination: Dire Consequences for Maternal Health
- Meeting Challenges, Seeding Change: Integrating Gender and Sexuality into Maternal and Newborn Health Programming
- The ISOFI Toolkit
- The ISOFI Toolkit Online
- The ISOFI Toolkit – French
Social Change for Family Planning Initiative
Addressing Social Factors the Influence Health: CARE's Family Planning Results Initiative (2011) English
Linking Social Norms to Family Planning Behaviors: Baseline Survey for the Results Initiative (2010) English
Voices from the Village: Case Studies Series
Using Social Analysis and Action in Madagascar to Break From Family Planning "Business as Usual" (No. 7, February 2012) English | French
Uzazi Bora: Meeting the Maternal Health Needs of Post-Conflict Kasongo District, Democratic Republic of Congo (No. 6, June 2011) English | French
Health Improvement and Women-Owned Transformation (HIWOT): A CARE Family Planning Project in Ethiopia (No. 5, May 2010) English
Keneya Ciwara: Supporting Family Planning in Mali (No. 4, May 2009) English | French
Going the Extra Mile to Provide and Sustain Family Planning Services in Remote Madagascar (No. 3, February 2008) English | French
The FEMME Project in Peru: Partnerships for Improved Health (No. 2, May 2007) English | Spanish
Meeting Needs for Reproductive Health Services in Post-Conflict Environments: CARE's Family Planning Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (No. 1, May 2007) English | French
Sexual & Reproductive Health Working Papers
Incorporating Gender & Sexuality into CARE Asia's Reproductive Health Programming: A Working Paper (from the Sexual and Reproductive Health Team, May 2010) English
Challenging Community Norms: Models for Inclusive and Equitable Sexual & Reproductive Health Services in Malawi (No. 4, May 2007) English
Addressing the Social Dynamics of Sexual and Reproductive Health (No. 3, June 2006) English | French | Spanish | Arabic
Learning by Inquiry: Sexual & Reproductive Health Field Experiences (from CARE in Asia, No. 1, June 2005) English
The IDEAS Model for Demonstration and Replication: An Experience (from CARE India, No. 2, June 2005) English
Tools and Resources
Walking the Talk: Inner Spaces, Outer Faces – A Gender and Sexuality Initiative English
This publication describes CARE's partnership with the International Centre for Research on Women to learn how to more effectively integrate gender and sexuality into CARE's sexual and reproductive health programs. The collaboration also yielded the following article, published in the journal Global Public Health:
Promoting Quality Maternal and Newborn Care: A Reference Manual for Program Managers English | Spanish | French
The Healthy Newborn: A Reference Manual for Program Managers
- Introduction
- Part One: The Unheard Cry for Newborn Health
- Part Two: A Newborn Health Management Information System
- Part Three: A Step-by-Step Approach: The Program Management Cycle
- Part Four: Interventions for Newborn Health and Lessons Learned
- Appendix
Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC): A Core Strategy for Safe Motherhood English
This publication describes CARE's partnership with Columbia University to reduce maternal mortality.
Other Publications
Governance and Health Case Study: Linking Governance and Empowerment to Improved Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Nepal (2011) English
Embracing Participation in Development English | Spanish | French
At the Intersection of Health, Social Wellbeing and Human Rights - CARE's Experiences Working with Communities towards Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting English
Partnering with the Private Sector to Improve Adolescent Reproductive Health English
Published Articles
T. McGinn, J. Austin, K. Anfinson, R. Amsalu, S. Asey, S. Fadulalmula, A. Langston, L. Lee-Jones, J. Meyers, F. Mubiru, J. Schlecht, M. Sharer, M. Yetter. Family planning in conflict: results of cross-sectional baseline surveys in three African countries. Conflict and Health, 2011, 5:11 English
M.Tavadze, D. Bartel, Rubardt, M. Addressing social factors of adolescent reproductive health in the Republic of Georgia. Global Public Health, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2009, pp.242-252
S. Degnan Kambou, V. Magar, G. Hora, A. Mukherjee. Power, pleasure, pain, and shame: Assimilating gender and sexuality into community-centred reproductive health and HIV prevention programmes in India. Global Public Health, Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2007, pp.155-168
M. Kayongo, E. Esquiche, M.R. Luna, G. Frias, L. Vega-Centeno, P. Bailey. Strengthening emergency obstetric care in Ayacucho, Peru. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Volume 92, Issue 3, pp.299-307
M. Kayongo, M. Rubardt, J. Butera, M. Abdullah, D. Mboninyibuka, M. Madili. Making EmOC a reality: CARE's experiences in areas of high maternal mortality in Africa. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Volume 92, Issue 3, pp.308-19
J. Hossain, S. Ross. The effect of addressing demand for as well as supply of emergency obstetric care in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Volume 92, Issue 3, pp.320-328
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