ACCESS Program - Tools and Resources - Publications and Other Materials

All items are available in English unless otherwise noted. Links are provided for items that are available online. Newly-added items are marked " NEW ".

General

A List of Resources for Maternal and Newborn Care Programming. English. ACCESS Program. (2005; more resources added 2006-2007; updated May 2007)

ACCESS Areas of Work. English. ACCESS Program. (Updated June 2007)

NEW! ACCESS Highlights from Program Year Three. (April 2008)

NEW! ACCESS Program Brief. English. ACCESS Program. (Updated April 2008)

NEW! ACCESS-FP Program Brief. English. ACCESS-FP Program. (Updated April 2008)

NEW! ACCESS-FP Programmatic Framework. Postpartum family planning in an integrated context. English. ACCESS-FP Program. (April 2008)

E-Courses and Multimedia

Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor: A Demonstration. Online animated demonstration with audio narration (and closed captioning). Jhpiego/MNH Program and ACCESS Program. (2004) (CD-ROM version also available)

Antenatal Care E-Learning Course. Developed by the ACCESS Program for the USAID Global Health eLearning Center. (2005) (free site registration required to view course)

Essential Newborn Care E-Learning Course. Developed by the ACCESS Program for the USAID Global Health eLearning Center. (2006) (free site registration required to view course)

Family Planning 101 E-Learning Course. Developed by the ACCESS-FP Program for the USAID Global Health eLearning Center. (2007) (free site registration required to view course)

NEW! Maternal Survival: Programming Issues E-Learning Course. Developed by the ACCESS Program and ACCESS-FP, and co-authored by Barbara Deller and Mary Ellen Stanton, for the USAID Global Health eLearning Center. (2008) (free site registration required to view course)

Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV. Developed by the ACCESS Program for the USAID Global Health eLearning Center. (2007) (free site registration required to view course)

Postpartum Care E-Learning Course. Developed by the ACCESS Program for the USAID Global Health eLearning Center. (2006) (free site registration required to view course)

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage E-Learning Course. Developed by the ACCESS Program for the USAID Global Health eLearning Center. (2005) (free site registration required to view course)

Clinical Interventions

Basic Maternal and Newborn Care: A Guide for Skilled Providers. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004) (also in French and Spanish)

Breastfeeding and Maternal Nutrition: Frequently Asked Questions. FAQ Sheet No. 4. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2004) (also available in French and Spanish)

Care for the Newborn Reference Manual. Save the Children. (2004) (French and Spanish translations in progress)

Care of the Newborn Trainer's Guide. Save the Children.

Communication for Immunization Guide. Save the Children.

Emergency Obstetric Care: Quick Reference Guide for Frontline Providers. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2003) (also in French and Spanish)

ESA Regional Workshop in Quality Focused Antenatal Care Including Malaria in Pregnancy and PMTCT for Faith-Based Healthcare Providers. Workshop report from 15-20 August 2005 workshop in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. ACCESS Program. (2005)

Essential Newborn Care: At a Glance. Joint Publication of World Bank and Save the Children. (2004)

Every Newborns Health: Recommendations for Care for All Newborns. Save the Children. (2004)

Exclusive Breastfeeding: The Only Water Source Young Infants Need. Frequently Asked Questions. FAQ Sheet No. 5. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2004) (also available in French, Portuguese and Spanish)

Facts for Feeding: Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2003)

Facts for Feeding: Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2001) (also available in French and Spanish)

Focused Antenatal Care: Providing Integrated, Individualized Care during Pregnancy. ACCESS Technical Brief. (2006)

Healthy Mother and Healthy Newborn Care. Set of manuals includes a reference guide for essential midwifery care, community work and selected life-saving skills. American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Home Based Life Saving Skills for Decision Makers and Trainers. American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Home Based Life Saving Skills Manual. American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Home Based Life Saving Skills Take Action Card Booklet. American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Home Based Life Saving Skills Teaching Picture Cards. American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Home Based Life Saving Skills: Where Home Birth is Common. Brochure. American College of Nurse-Midwives. (2005)

Life Saving Skills: Increasing the Public Health Impact of Midwives. Brochure. American College of Nurse-Midwives. (2005)

Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives and Doctors. World Health Organization. (2000) (Jhpiego/MNH Program provided technical assistance for development, publication and dissemination.)

Managing Newborn Problems: A Guide for Doctors, Nurses, and Midwives. World Health Organization. (2004) (Jhpiego/MNH Program provided technical assistance for development, publication and dissemination.)

Maternal Anemia: A Preventable Killer. A2Z Micronutrient and Child Blindness Project, ACCESS Program, and the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project. (2006)

Maternal Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation: Dietary Guide. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2004)

Scaling Up Practices, Tools and Approaches in the Maternal and Neonatal Health Program. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2003)

SEARCH: Newborn Care Manual for TBAs. Save the Children.

SEARCH: Newborn Care Manual for VHWs. Save the Children.

Site Assessment and Strengthening for Maternal and Newborn Health Programs. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Using Performance and Quality Improvement to Strengthen Skilled Attendance. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2003)

Community Interventions

Awareness, Mobilization, and Action for Safe Motherhood: A Field Guide. White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood. White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood. (2000) (also in French and Spanish) (Jhpiego/MNH Program provided assistance in publication and dissemination.)

Behavior Change Interventions for Safe Motherhood: Common Problems, Unique Solutions—The MNH Program Experience. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Birth Preparedness/Complication Readiness: A Matrix of Shared Responsibility. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Bringing Care Closer to Mothers and Newborns: Using the Gap Analysis Tool to Develop a Household to Hospital Continuum of Care. Save the Children. (2005)

Building, Maintaining and Sustaining National White Ribbon Alliances: A Field Guide. The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, with support from the ACCESS Program. (2006)

Communication for Immunization Campaigns for Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination: A Guide to Mobilizing Demand and Increasing Coverage. Saving Newborn Lives Tools for Newborn Health. Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children and UNICEF. (2006)

Demystifying Community Mobilization: An Effective Strategy to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health. ACCESS Program. (2007)

Empowering Communities: Participatory Techniques for Community-Based Program Development. Academy for Educational Development.

Ensuring Maternal and Newborn Health During Disasters. Healthy Newborn Partnership. (2005)

Faith-Based Methods for Improving Maternal and Newborn Health. ACCESS Program. (2007)

Home and Community-Based Health Care for Mothers and Newborns. ACCESS Program. (2006)

Household-to-Hospital Continuum of Maternal and Newborn Care. ACCESS Program. (2005)

Igniting Change! Accelerating Collective Action for Reproductive Health and Safe Motherhood. Jhpiego/MNH Program and CEDPA/ENABLE Project. (2003)

Igniting Change! Capacity-Building Tools for Safe Motherhood Alliances. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Improving Safe Motherhood through Shared Responsibility and Collective Action. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2003)

Learning to Listen to Mothers: A Trainer's Manual to Strengthen Communication Skills for Nutrition and Growth Promotion. Academy for Educational Development. (1993)

Measuring the Effects of Behavior Change and Service Delivery Interventions in Guatemala with Population-Based Survey Results. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Measuring the Effects of Behavior Change Interventions in Burkina Faso with Population-Based Survey Results. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Measuring the Effects of Behavior Change Interventions in Nepal with Population-Based Survey Results. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Measuring the Effects of the SIAGA Behavior Change Campaign in Indonesia with Population-Based Survey Results. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Monitoring Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness: Tools and Indicators for Maternal and Newborn Health. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Mother-to-Mother Support for Breastfeeding: Frequently Asked Questions. FAQ Sheet No. 2. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2004) (also available in French and Spanish)

Mother-to-Mother Support Group Methodology and Infant Feeding (Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding): Training of Trainers. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2003) (also available in Spanish)

Qualitative Research to Improve Newborn Care Practices: A Guide for Program Managers. Save the Children. (2004)

What Works: Safe Motherhood. CD-ROM. Futures Group/POLICY Project. (2003)

Policy and Advocacy

Addis Ababa Declaration for Global Newborn Health. Healthy Newborn Partnership. (2004)

Community Assessment and Planning for Maternal and Child Health Programs: A Participatory Approach in Ethiopia. Academy for Educational Development/BASICS Project. (2000)

Dhaka Resolution for Global Newborn Health. Healthy Newborn Partnership. (2003)

Guidelines for Assessment of Skilled Providers after Training in Maternal and Newborn Healthcare. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Healthy Mothers-Healthy Newborns: A Vital Link. Newborn Policy Brief. Save the Children and Population Reference Bureau. (2002) (also in French and Spanish)

The Healthy Newborn Partnership: Improving Newborn Survival and Health through Partnership, Policy, and Action. Newborn Policy Brief. Save the Children and Population Reference Bureau. (also in French and Spanish)

Implementing Reproductive Health Services in an Era of Health Sector Reform. POLICY Project Occasional Papers No. 4. Futures Group/POLICY Project. (2000)

Improving Breastfeeding Behaviors: Evidence from Two Decades of Intervention Research. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (1999)

Integrating Essential Newborn Care into Countries' Policies and Programs. Newborn Policy Brief. Save the Children and Population Reference Bureau. (2003) (also in French and Spanish)

Maternal and Neonatal Program Effort Index: Afghanistan 2005 (A Tool for Maternal Health Advocates). ACCESS Program. Printed by the Futures Group as part of the MNPI series. (2005)

Maternal Nutrition: Issues and Interventions (A Computer-based Slide Presentation for Advancing Maternal Nutrition). Presentation slides with notes. Academy for Educational Development. (2000) (also available in French and Spanish)

MNH Program Publications and Resources, 1998-2004. CD-ROM. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

MNPI Study: Measures of Strength for Maternal Health Programs in 55 Developing Countries. Working Paper No. 15. Futures Group/POLICY Project. (2004)

Networking for Policy Change: An Advocacy Training Manual. Futures Group/POLICY Project. (1999)

Networking for Policy Change: An Advocacy Training Manual (Maternal Health Supplement). Futures Group/POLICY Project. (2003)

Newborn Survival: Time for Action. Healthy Newborn Partnership. (2002) (also available in French)

PAC in Action. Biannual newsletter published by the PAC Consortium. (ACCESS Director is co-chair of the Consortium's Safe Motherhood Task Force.)

The Policy Circle: A Framework for Analyzing the Components of Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Maternal Health, and HIV/AIDS Policies. Working Paper No. 11. Futures Group/POLICY Project. (2004)

Reforming Operational Policies: A Pathway to Improving Reproductive Health Programs. POLICY Project Occasional Papers No. 7. Futures Group/POLICY Project. (2003)

Reproductive Health and Human Capital: A Framework for Expanding Policy Dialogue. POLICY Project Occasional Papers No. 1. Futures Group/POLICY Project. (1997)

Reproductive Health Interventions: Which Ones Work and What Do They Cost? POLICY Project Occasional Papers No. 5. Futures Group/POLICY Project. (2000)

Shaping Policy for Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health: Compendium of Case Studies. Jhpiego/MNH Program, Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children, and Family Care International. (2003)

SPECTRUM, a suite of policy models that include DemProj, FamPlan, AIM, RAPID, Ben-Cost, NewGen, PMTCT and Condom Requirements. Futures Group.

State of the World's Mothers 2007: Saving the Lives of Children Under 5. Report. Save the Children. (2007)

State of the World's Newborns. Executive Summary. Save the Children. (2001) (also in French and Spanish)

State of the World's Newborns. Report. Save the Children. (2001)

State of the World's Newborns: Statistical Overview of Newborn Health. Wall chart. Save the Children. (2001)

State of the World's Newborns, Country Situation Analyses. Save the Children.

Using Evidence to Save Newborn Lives. Newborn Policy Brief. Save the Children and Population Reference Bureau. (2003) (also in French and Spanish)

What Works: A Policy and Program Guide to the Evidence on Family Planning, Safe Motherhood, and STI/HIV/AIDS Interventions (Module 1: Safe Motherhood). Futures Group. (2003)

WHO/Newborn Health Policy and Planning Framework Part I (draft). Save the Children.

Why Invest in Newborn Health? Newborn Policy Brief. Save the Children and Population Reference Bureau. (2003) (also in French and Spanish)

Willingness To Pay Surveys For Setting Prices for Reproductive Health Products and Services: A User's Manual. Futures Group. (2001)

Postpartum Family Planning

After the Fact: Family Planning for the Postpartum Period. ACCESS-FP presentation by McKaig C and B Deller at USAID Global Health Mini-University. (October 2006)

An Annotated Bibliography of Postpartum Family Planning Literature. ACCESS-FP Program. (July 2006)

NEW! Family Planning During The First Year Postpartum. Technical Update No. 5, English. (January 2008)

Family Planning Needs during the Extended Postpartum Period in Bangladesh. ACCESS-FP reanalysis of DHS data. (March 2007)

Family Planning Needs during the Extended Postpartum Period in Haiti. ACCESS-FP reanalysis of DHS data. (June 2007)

Family Planning Needs during the Extended Postpartum Period in Kenya. ACCESS-FP reanalysis of DHS data. (November 2006)

Family Planning Needs during the Extended Postpartum Period in Nigeria. ACCESS-FP reanalysis of DHS data. (November 2006)

NEW! Family Planning Needs during the Extended Postpartum Period in Tanzania. ACCESS-FP reanalysis of DHS data. (February 2008)

Healthy Fertility Study in Bangladesh. English. ACCESS-FP Program. (November 2007)

The IUD: A Contraceptive Option for Postpartum and Postabortion Women. ACCESS-FP Program. Part of the IUD Toolkit. (2006)

Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM): Frequently Asked Questions. FAQ Sheet No. 3. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (Updated 2001) (also available in French and Spanish)

LAM (Lactational Amenorrhea Method): A Modern Postpartum Contraceptive Method for Women who Breastfeed: Training Module for Health and Family Planning Service Providers. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (Updated 2004) (also available in French and Spanish)

NEW! The Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM): A Postpartum Contraceptive Choice for Women Who Breastfeed. ACCESS-FP Program. (Updated 2008)

The Opportunity and Dilemma of Postpartum Family Planning. Slides from presentation by Dr. Catharine McKaig. ACCESS-FP Program. (2007)

Postpartum Contraception: Family Planning Methods and Birth Spacing After Childbirth. Preservice teaching module. ACCESS-FP Program. (November 2006)

Postpartum Contraceptive Options. Timeline graphic. ACCESS-FP Program. (2007)

Postpartum Family Planning Community of Practice Brief. English. ACCESS-FP Program. (February 2007)

Postpartum Family Planning Technical Consultation—Meeting Report. Full report on consultation held on 14 November 2006 in Washington, DC. ACCESS-FP Program. (2007)

Promoting the Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) in Jordan Increases Modern Contraception Use in the Extended Postpartum Period. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2005)

Spotlight on LAM Users: Transition to Other Modern Methods of Contraception after Six Months Postpartum. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2005)

Special Initiatives

Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Oral Misoprostol in Preventing Postpartum Haemorrhage in Resource-Poor Communities: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Article by Derman RJ et al, published in The Lancet (368:1248-1253) (2006) (free site registration for summary; subscriber access for full text)

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage. ACCESS Technical Brief. (2006)

NEW! Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage. MAQ Global Health Technical Brief, prepared by ACCESS Program staff. (2008)

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Community-Based Approach Proves Effective in Rural Indonesia. Program brief. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage: From Research to Practice. Workshop report. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage: Toolkit for Providers. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004) (Library and condensed versions available)

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage in Africa: Moving from Research to Practice. Report from regional conference held 4-7 April 2006 in Entebbe, Uganda. Conference hosted by the ACCESS Program in partnership with RCQHC, ECSA and POPPHI, and in collaboration with USAID/Washington and USAID regional offices (REDSO and WARP). (2006)

Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Study, West Java, Indonesia. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2004)

Malaria in Pregnancy

Focus On: Malaria in Pregnancy. Online feature with general and country-specific information about Jhpiego's work in MIP. Jhpiego. (2006)

NEW! Malaria Action Coalition Final Report: October 2002–September 2007 (December 2007)

Malaria during Pregnancy Resource Package: Tools to Facilitate Policy Change and Implementation. CD-ROM. Jhpiego/MNH Program. (2003) (also in French and Portuguese)

Preventing Malaria in Pregnancy through Focused Antenatal Care: Working with Faith-based Organizations in Uganda. ACCESS Technical Brief. (2007)

Prevention and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa. ACCESS Technical Brief. (2006)

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS

Breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS: Frequently Asked Questions. FAQ Sheet No. 1. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2004) (also available in French and Spanish)

Community PMTCT and Infant Feeding Course. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2003)

Integrated Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Support for Infant Feeding (Community Motivators Course and Health Provider Course). Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project. (2004)

NEW! Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, MAQ Global Health Technical Brief, prepared by ACCESS Program staff. (April 2008)

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Africa: Practical Guidance for Programs. Academy for Educational Development/SARA Project. (2001)

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Asia: Practical Guidance for Programs. Academy for Educational Development/LINKAGES Project and AED Center for Nutrition. (2002)