Labouring women may be subjected to physical and verbal abuse that reflects dynamics of
power, described as Mistreatment of Women (MoW). This Critical Interpretive Synthesis on …

Health care provider behavior has the power to influence family planning and reproductive
health outcomes positively and negatively, underlining the importance of provider behavior …

During the early 1990s, global health experts developed a new model of emergency
obstetric care: post-abortion care or PAC. In developing countries with restrictive abortion …

Foreign assistance by the United States is tangled with domestic politics, and perhaps this is
most clear in relation to funding for health and family planning. The long arm of US domestic …

Reproductive governance operates through calculating demographic statistics that offer
selective truths about reproductive practices, bodies, and subjectivities. Post-abortion care, a …

This article addresses the gaps between knowledge, policy and practice in reproductive
health by exploring the processes involved in translating Zambian abortion policy from …

As one of many similar policies in the region, in 2009 Benin launched a free c-section policy
in publicly funded hospitals intended to decrease the barriers to facility delivery and the …

Targets and indicators set at the global level are powerful tools that govern health systems in
low-income countries. Skilled birth attendance at a health facility is an important indicator for …

Plan Sésame (PS) is a user fee exemption policy launched in 2006 to provide free access to
health services to Senegalese citizens aged 60 and over. Analysis of a large household …

In Benin maternal mortality remains high at 397 deaths per 100,000 live births, despite 80%
of births being attended by skilled birth attendants in health facilities. To identify childbirth …