Resources for Community Trainings Body Apron Set – The set is a quick guide to the human body. It comprises a skin-coloured cloth apron set that shows the inside of the human body, the various stages of the menstrual cycle, the process of conception, development of the foetus and how contraception works. Labelled in Hindi, it has 17 detachable button-on panels. ‘Gur Me Surakshit Prasav Kaise Kare’ (How to Have Safe Delivery at Home) – A Hindi guide for training community birth attendants on how to conduct safe delivery at home. This set of flash-cards has 37 pictures with text. ‘Gharelu Sanjeevani' (Guide to Home Remedies) – This illustrated manual is intended to help even low-literacy community health workers use herbal-based home remedies for common health problems.
Resources for Awareness-Building and Campaigns ‘Citizens Without Rights’ (CD) – A film, available in short and long formats, documenting testimonies of women survivors who have struggled to seek justice after violations of their rights, including right to maternal health, right to reproductive health services, right to choice and right to be free of violence (Short: 20 minutes, Long: 35 minutes). Puri Nagrik Pura Haq: Maternal Health and Rights Campaign Uttar Pradesh Report (2006) – A pictoral report of activities carried out between 6 March to 28 May, 2006 as part of the Puri Nagrik Pura Haq (Complete Citizens, Total Rights) campaign, during which poor women from 17 districts advocated for their right to maternal health. Puri Nagrik Pura Haq: Right to Maternal Health Campaign (2006) (Wall Planner) – In Hindi The Issue of High Maternal Deaths in Uttar Pradesh State (2006) (Poster) Women’s Right to Maternal Health (2006) (Posters)
Advocacy Materials - Maternal Health Policy & Programme Solutions (2007) (Flyer) – This flyer describes a new way to approach work on maternal health by viewing women as rights holders. The flyer also summarizes the work of SAHAYOG and partner NGOs to build women’s capacity to monitor and help improve maternal health services in Uttar Pradesh.
- Uttar Pradesh Mein Matritwa Swasthya Ek Suchana Sankalan (Information kit on Maternal Health in Uttar Pradesh) (2005) – A Hindi briefing kit that describes cases of denial of maternal health services, local information about the health services available and the services women are entitled to.
Articles and Studies
Civil Society Window on Reducing Maternal Mortality – Some Workable Solutions (2006) Community Based Audit for Monitoring Quality of Maternal Health Services in Uttaranchal, India (2006) – A summary of the process and outcomes of a community based audit of primary maternal health service provision and service uptake that was carried out in two development blocks of two different districts of Uttaranchal state in northern India, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar. Experiences with Janani Suraksha Yojana in Uttar Pradesh: Analysis of Case Studies by SAHAYOG and Partners (2007) – A paper that draws on documented case studies to detail the results of an assessment of the implementation of JSY in U.P., including how far JSY has succeeded in having pregnant women registered and tracked, how far JSY has motivated women to attend institutions for childbirth, and whether institutions have improved maternal health services as a result of NRHM. Literature Review on Access to Health Services for Women Workers in the Unorganized Sector (2006-2007) – An examination of what current literature says about the conditions, situation and access to health services for women workers in the unorganized sector in India, with particular focus on these women’s ability to access maternal health services. Maternal Mortality in India: Dying to Give Birth: Background Overview Paper for the 10 IWHM (2005) – A paper exploring the seriousness of the problem of maternal mortality in India that traces the key perspectives and debates surrounding maternal mortality, analyzes the current policies and laws, and highlights the current state of services and finances available for maternal health. The Womb of Death (2005) – A booklet describing the myriad ways in which unlettered women from villages in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have begun to exercise their agency and raise their voice to prevent maternal death. WHRAP Phase II Baseline Survey Report (2006) – A report on the findings of a baseline survey carried out with WHRAP partner organizations in 2006 that gives an insight into the current scenario and assesses the capacities at the level of CBOs, community women, EAG partners, and state government officials to make advocacy on maternal health effective and sustainable. Women’s Voices: State accountability for Maternal health in Uttar Pradesh (2004) – A state-level report prepared in context of the CEDAW Implementation Review by NGOs in 2004. It contains an analysis of 12 case studies on maternal health and 11 cases on family planning operations performed on women, in the light of CEDAW commitments by the government.
Event Reports Abortion Assessment Project-India: Meeting Report – A report in Hindi and English on the State Level Dissemination Meeting. Partners in Change: State-Level Dialogue on the Right to Safe Motherhood (2004) – A report summarizing the background, objectives, activities and outcomes of the State-Level Dialogue on the Right to Safe Motherhood that was held on May 27, 2004 and organized by Kriti Resource Centre and WHRAP Network Partners. - Voices from the Ground: Women Show the Way – Event Report (2005) – An in-depth report on the Voices from the Ground dialogue held from 27-29 December, 2005 between community women and men, NGOs and government officials.
Other Resources Demands for Women’s Rights to Maternal Health (Pamphlet) Manual for Community Documentation on Safe Motherhood – This manual contains information on the right to safe motherhood, the role of community documentation in a rights-based approach, the issues that should be documented, how to conduct and share a community needs assessment, how to document case studies, and how to use case studies for community awareness and planning. Understanding Reproductive Health - A Resource Pack - A collection of 14 booklets on important reproductive health topics. The booklets focusing specifically on maternal health include: Booklet 5 – Maternal Health Is Still Important and Booklet 6: The Promise of Better Health: Women’s Health.
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