A Presentation to __________ Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP): For healthy babies,...
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- A Presentation to __________ Healthy Timing and Spacing of
Pregnancy (HTSP): For healthy babies, healthy mothers, and healthy
communities
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- Improving Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Nearly every
country supports efforts to improve Maternal, Newborn, and Child
Health. No woman should die bringing life into the world and no
child should die when we know how to save them UN Secretary General
Ban- Ki Moon
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- International Support and Guidance for Improving MNCH 1994
International Conference on Population and Development endorsed by
180 nations United Nations Millennium Development Goals promote
significant improvements in MNCH by 2015 The US Global Health
Initiative heavily invests in MNCH (add any national or regional
declarations that have addressed MNCH)
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- GHI The Global Health Initiative (GHI) will invest $63 billion
to improve the health of women, newborns and children. The GHI aims
to: Reduce maternal mortality by 30% in assisted countries thus
saving the lives of 360,000 women Improve child health by reducing
under 5 mortality by 35% in assisted countries, saving the lives of
3 million children. including 1.5 million newborns, Improve access
to family planning and reproductive health by increasing
contraceptive prevalence to 35%, preventing 54 million unintended
pregnancies. reducing to 20 percent the number of first births by
women under 18.
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- Maternal and Child Health in (Your Country) In this slide
provide information on MNCH in your country or community including
data on maternal and child illness and death. Also, include
information on what is being done through policies, health services
and community education by governments and NGOs to improve
MNCH.
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- USAD recommends a simple and cost- effective approach to
achieving these goals USAID supported six studies to examine the
effect of closely spaced pregnancies on the health of women and
children These studies were reviewed by a group of technical
experts convened by the World Health Organization.
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- The technical experts concluded that closely spaced pregnancies
can lead to the following: Babies may be: Born too early Of low
birth weight Too small More likely to die Mothers may be: More
likely to die in childbirth More likely to miscarry a pregnancy
More likely to seek an unsafe abortion Source: Report of a
Technical Consultation Report on Birth Spacing (WHO)
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- Birth-to-Pregnancy Intervals and the Risk of Poor Health
Outcomes among Mothers and Children Sources: Conde-Agudelo, 2000,
2005; and DaVanzo et al, 2007
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- Birth-to-Pregnancy Intervals and Relative Risk of Neonatal and
Infant Mortality Source: Rutstein, 2008
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- Pregnancy Timing Women under the age of 18 are twice as likely
to die, and women under the age of 15 are five times more likely to
die of complications than women over the age of 18. Death and
illness is greater among children born to adolescent mothers
compared to women over 20:
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- Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP) USAID recommends
that women practice healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy. This
means that: 1. After a live birth, women and couples should wait at
least 24 months before trying to become pregnant again. 2. After a
miscarriage or abortion, women and couples should wait at least six
months before trying to become pregnant again. 3. Adolescents
should delay pregnancy until at least 18 years of age. 4. Women and
men should use a family planning method of their choice to delay
and space their pregnancies.
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- A word about language: pregnancy spacing vs. birth spacing
Birth spacing refers specifically to the period of time between
when a woman gives birth and when she gives birth again. Pregnancy
spacing refers to the period of time between when a woman gives
birth and when she gets pregnant again.
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- The Benefits of HTSP: For Women A reduced risk of
pregnancy-related complications high blood pressure Blocked or
prolonged labor prolonged labor anemia death Gives mothers two
years to fully prepare for her next pregnancy Keeps girls in school
and improves their opportunities
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- The Benefits of HTSP: For Children A reduced risk of: Pre term
births Small for gestational age Low birth weight Stunting Death An
opportunity to breastfeed for a full two years, as recommended by
WHO and UNICEF.
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- The Benefits of HTSP: For Men Provides an action that men can
take to safeguard the health and wellbeing of their partners and
children. Involves men in making decisions about family planning,
child spacing, and the health of the family. Allows men time to
emotionally and financially prepare for the birth of a child.
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- The Benefits of HTSP: For Communities When more women and
couples are able to space their pregnancies, communities will see:
Less illness and death to among mothers, babies, and children;
reduced poverty; Improvements in the quality of life Women have
more educational opportunities Women can contribute to community
development Less stress for men and women
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- Family Planning : Critical for HTSP Access to family planning
is essential. FP can reduce the number of high risk pregnancies
HTSP help to better link FP and other health information and
services, including MNCH, ANC, PPC, PAC and Youth Friendly
Services
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- What can you do to improve knowledge about the benefits of
HTSP? Advocate for HTSP information to be included in relevant
policies and guidelines Train health workers to educate and counsel
on HTSP. Produce education materials that discuss HTSP Gain the
support of community leaders and local policymakers for HTSP.
Educate communities about HTSP in churches, mosques, schools,
workplace, community events. Help the media disseminate information
on HTSP
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- HTSP: A Small Change that Produces Big Results Reducing closely
spaced pregnancies. Timing pregnancies at the best age possible.
Contributing to the healthiest outcomes for mothers, babies,
families and communities.
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- Implementing HTSP in (Your Community) What opportunities and
mechanisms exist for implementing this simple, yet life-saving
message?
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- Final Thoughts We know what works to save womens and childrens
lives. We must muster the will to do it
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- Acknowledgements