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Initiative Uganda

Ongoing programme

Maternal, Newborn Health and Pregnancy Outcomes

Maternal death audits, midwife mentorship, supply of essential resuscitation equipment, and antenatal care group models

IDI’s implementation role

Technical support partner for EmONC (Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care) and clinical mentoring

Activities

Maternal death audits, midwife mentorship, supply of essential resuscitation equipment, and antenatal care group models

Reach and results

People reached

34,000

Households and institutions supported

28 health facilities (HC IIIs and HC IVs)

Increased facility-based skilled birth attendance from 61% to 84% in target sub-counties

Programme statistics

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) Trend

Decreased facility MMR from 210 to 128 per 100,000 live births in target hospitals

Fresh Stillbirth Rate

Reduced from 18.2 to 10.4 per 1,000 total births

Partograph Utilization

Increased from 42% to 91% in monitored labor suites

Neonatal Resuscitation Success

88.6% of non-breathing newborns successfully resuscitated using bag-and-mask devices

Clinical services and providers

Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, Kikuube Health Centre IV, and accredited midwives and obstetricians.

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Detailed programme framework

The sections below retain the programme’s activity explanations, monitoring guidance and planning considerations. Suggested measures and design guidance are distinct from the archive-reported activities and results above.

Programme purpose

Strengthen pregnancy follow-up, referral coordination and evidence on maternal and newborn outcomes.

Community participation, inclusion and reliable evidence would guide programme design and review.

Activity framework

Programme priorities

01

Antenatal service-access assessments

02

Pregnancy and birth-outcome data quality

03

Clinical, laboratory and ultrasound data linkage in approved studies

04

Maternal and newborn referral follow-up

05

Approved biomarker and pregnancy risk research with qualified clinical teams

Monitoring and learning

Antenatal access, referral completion, continuity of follow-up and pregnancy-outcome documentation.

Final indicator definitions and targets would follow programme design and baseline assessment.

Programme development

Planning would establish appropriate expertise, service-provider agreements, safeguarding and data protection. Research and clinical activities would require relevant approvals and qualified providers.

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