References & Resources

The reproductive health officer implements the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) checklist to monitor service provision in each humanitarian setting. This document is available in English and French for your use and reference.

Supported by the USAID-funded Health Policy Project, White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) and Medical Aid Films (MAF) have worked together to create this animation on Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) to prepare healthcare workers in Africa to treat their patients respectfully, according to the seven points of the RMC Charter.

All birthing parents lose some blood after birth. Some, however, lose too much blood. This video will show how to recognize when a patient is bleeding too much, and how to give first care for the three main causes: a soft uterus, tissue left inside the uterus and tears.

Video about how to use the uterine balloon tamponade.

This film shows how to insert an IV into the tiny vein of a newborn. It illustrates gathering supplies, finding a good vein, applying a tourniquet, the insertion technique, taping and splinting the IV, and administering medication.

An anti-shock garment is a stretchy wrap that stabilizes a woman in shock from postpartum hemorrhage by applying pressure to her lower body and abdomen. This device adds time to seek treatment – and this can save a woman’s life. This video will show how to put the garment on and how to remove it safely.

Pre-eclampsia is a serious problem that can occur in the last half of pregnancy through two weeks after birth. It can cause convulsions or strokes and can be life-threatening for both woman and baby. This video shows how to determine if a woman has severe pre-eclampsia and how to manage her first care.

In pregnancy, high blood pressure may be a sign of pre-eclampsia and can also result in a baby being born too soon or too small. Measuring blood pressure may seem like a simple skill that any health provider should know how to do correctly—but there are many fine points that can improve the accuracy. This video covers what blood pressure numbers mean and demonstrates the fine points of checking blood pressure accurately.

A newborn who doesn’t breathe at birth needs help immediately. This video, using live footage, shows the basic steps of newborn resuscitation using the internationally renowned Helping Babies Breathe guidelines.

This brief describes 10 key principles for effective, evidence-based learning, and highlights two examples of Jhpiego programs putting these principles into action.

Provides an overview of updates made to each of the HBB 2nd Edition materials – Action Plan, Facilitator Flip Chart, and Provider Guide – that clearly delineates the changes between HBB 1st Edition and HBB 2nd Edition.

Helping Babies Survive is a growing suite of evidence-based, hands-on programs developed to reduce neonatal mortality in resource-limited environments. Programs are supported and implemented by many global partners including the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Save the Children, Laerdal Global Health, Latter-day Saint Charities, and Johnson & John​son. Together, the HBS programs address the three most common causes of preventable neonatal deaths: complications during childbirth, complications from preterm birth, and neonatal infections​.

The Helping Mothers Survive Secretariat aims to ensure that women and newborns worldwide receive high-quality care by equipping health professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed.

In 2018, the Global Health Cluster lead by the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a capacity survey of Global Health Cluster partners to capture information on partners’ self-assessment of their technical, operational, and coordination capacities. The results showed that most international and national partners reported a lack of capacity and expertise to provide maternal and newborn health (MNH) services. Less than half reported an ability to provide Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC) and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) at primary and secondary level respectively, and only 42% of the international partners and 50% of the national partners reported providing Essential Newborn Care (ENC).

This manual is geared toward midwives and doctors at district-level facilities managing complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and post-natal care. This edition includes updated WHO recommendations for emergency obstetric and newborn care.