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Publications and Reports
Core Project Related Publications
- Improving measures of access to legal abortion: A validation study triangulating multiple data sources to assess a global indicator: Caitlin R. Williams, et al., PLOS One, 2023
- Maternal mortality measurement: guidance to improve national reporting: World Health Organization, 2022.
- Multisite, mixed methods study to validate 10 maternal health system and policy indicators in Argentina, Ghana and India: a research protocol: Jolivet RR, et al., BMJ Open, 2022
- Recommendations for refining key maternal health policy and finance indicators to strengthen a framework for monitoring the Strategies toward Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM): Jolivet RR, Gausman J, Langer A, Journal of Global Health, 2021
- The prioritization and development of key social and structural indicators to address gaps in a framework for monitoring the Strategies toward Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM): Results of an iterative expert technical consultation: Jolivet RR, Skjefte M, Gausman J, Langer A, Journal of Global Health, 2021
- Ending preventable maternal mortality: phase II of a multi-step process to develop a monitoring framework, 2016–2030. Jolivet RR, et al., BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
- A common monitoring framework for ending preventable maternal mortality, 2015-2030: Phase I of a multi-step process: Moran AC, et al., BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016
- Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality (EPMM): World Health Organization, 2015
Key Strategies & Reports
- Quality, equity, dignity: the network to improve quality of care for maternal, newborn and child health — Strategic Objectives: World Health Organization, 2018
- Indicator and monitoring framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health: World Health Organization, Every Woman Every Child, 2016
- A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: The 2015 Report (Countdown to 2015): World Health Organization/UNICEF, 2015
- Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030): World Health Organization, Every Woman Every Child, 2015
- Every Newborn: an action plan to end preventable deaths (ENAP): World Health Organization/UNICEF, 2014
Maternal Health Measurement Publications
- Indicators for monitoring maternal and neonatal quality care: A systematic review: Saturno-Hernández PJ, et al., BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
- “Every Newborn-BIRTH” protocol: Observational study validating indicators for coverage and quality of maternal and newborn health care in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania: Day LT, et al., Journal of Global Health, 2019
- Measures matter: A scoping review of maternal and newborn indicators: Moller AB, et al., PLoS One, 2018
- Measuring progress in maternal and newborn health care in Mexico: validating indicators of health system contact and quality of care: Blanc AK, et al., BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016
Additional Resources
Collections and Supplements
- Using geospatial data and analytics to guide reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health programs.Nilsen K and Tatem A., British Medical Journal Global Health, 2019
- Measurement of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition: Countdown to 2030, British Medical Journal Global Health, 2019
- Improving Coverage Measurement: Journal of Global Health, 2018
- Measuring Coverage in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: PLoS Medicine, 2013
Other Groups Working in Measurement
Data and Tools
