TY - JOUR
T1 - Pregnancy registration systems can enhance health systems, increase accountability and reduce mortality
AU - Labrique, Alain B.
AU - Pereira, Shreya
AU - Christian, Parul
AU - Murthy, Nirmala
AU - Bartlett, Linda
AU - Mehl, Garrett
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - As many low- to middle-income countries strive to achieve targets of reduced maternal, neonatal and infant mortality set by the Millennium Development Goals, health system innovations which can accelerate progress are being carefully examined. Among these are technologies and systems which aim to strengthen frontline health workers and the health systems within which they work, by enabling the registration of pregnancies, births and outcomes. Accurate, population-based numerators and denominators can help to improve accountability of the health system to provide expected routine antenatal and post-natal care, as well as emergency support and referral, as needed. The enumeration of women of reproductive age, followed by prospective, voluntary registration of pregnancies has the potential to support governments, health agencies, and the populations they serve, to ensure public health service delivery and to guide informed policies.
AB - As many low- to middle-income countries strive to achieve targets of reduced maternal, neonatal and infant mortality set by the Millennium Development Goals, health system innovations which can accelerate progress are being carefully examined. Among these are technologies and systems which aim to strengthen frontline health workers and the health systems within which they work, by enabling the registration of pregnancies, births and outcomes. Accurate, population-based numerators and denominators can help to improve accountability of the health system to provide expected routine antenatal and post-natal care, as well as emergency support and referral, as needed. The enumeration of women of reproductive age, followed by prospective, voluntary registration of pregnancies has the potential to support governments, health agencies, and the populations they serve, to ensure public health service delivery and to guide informed policies.
KW - Bangladesh
KW - Health information systems
KW - India
KW - Maternal and infant health
KW - Maternity services
KW - Registration of pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39631-6
DO - 10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39631-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 22789088
AN - SCOPUS:84863817851
VL - 20
SP - 113
EP - 117
JO - Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
JF - Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
SN - 0968-8080
IS - 39
ER -