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Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Human Resources for Health
  • Maternal and Newborn Health

Background:

  • High maternal and newborn mortality rates persist in low and middle-income countries.
  • Increasing access to skilled birth attendance is a key strategy to address this crisis.
  • The density of skilled health workers, including midwives, correlates with improved birth outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To contribute to strategies for increasing access to skilled birth attendance.
  • To share insights from successful case studies in midwifery workforce management.
  • To inform policy debates on cost-effective scaling of skilled birth attendance.

Main Methods:

  • Review of success stories in midwifery workforce management.
  • Analysis of innovations in increasing population access to skilled birth attendants.
  • Case study examination from low-resource settings: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria.

Main Results:

  • Successful strategies involve innovative approaches to midwifery workforce management.
  • Progress is being made in some countries towards achieving Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5.
  • Political will and financial commitment are identified as fundamental drivers of success.

Conclusions:

  • Scaling up skilled birth attendance requires dedicated political will and financial investment.
  • Learning from successful case stories can guide effective implementation in similar settings.
  • Midwifery-led care is a critical component in reducing preventable maternal and newborn deaths.