Browsing by Author "Banu, Morsheda"

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Factors affecting the performance of delivery centre

Banu, Morsheda; Hashima-E-Nasreen; Nahar, Shamsun (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2011-08)

The study aimed to measure the performance of delivery centres (DC) and explore the factors related to performance of DCs. Data were collected using qualitative methods during December 2009 - January 2010 from six DCs ...
Oral administration of misoprostol reduces postpartum Haemorrhage in urban slums of Bangladesh

Banu, Morsheda; Nahar, Shamsun; Hashima-E-Nasreen (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-04)

To avert deaths from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), Manoshi initiated community health workers (CHW) administered oral misoprostol (400~g) to women following childbirth either at delivery centers or home in slums of Dhaka ...
Women-focused development intervention reduces delays in accessing emergency obstetric care in urban slums in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Nahar, Shamsun; Banu, Morsheda; Nasreen, Hashima-E- (BRAC, 2010)

Background: Recognizing the burden of maternal mortality in urban slums, in 2007 BRAC (formally known as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) has established a woman-focused development intervention, Manoshi (the ...