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Setting up a maternal and newborn health programme

This chapter discusses causes of death and disability from preventable causes in both mothers and newborns. It outlines what can be done to maximize the health of pregnant women, mothers, and newborns through preparing the community, encouraging birth plans, and setting up antenatal, neonatal, and postnatal care. It describes the ongoing value of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and midwives in remote areas when carefully trained, while emphasizing the need for facility-based delivery when available and the need to ensure that patients are treated with dignity and understanding. As in other chapters, it summarizes ways to keep records and evaluate the programme.