Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Tool
Many more women and newborns would survive childbirth if they received the care they need when they need it. This issue is addressed by the Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) tool that has been developed by the Maternal and Neonatal Health Program (a partnership of JHPIEGO, JHU-CCP, PATH, CEDPA) to facilitate the advance preparation and rapid action that can reduce delays in deciding to seek care, reaching care and receiving care.
The BP/CR tool is intended for use as both a programming and an advo-
cacy tool by communities, health service providers, and health system
administrators and planners. Structured as a matrix, it identifies
respective responsibilities, actions, practices, and skills needed by
the various stakeholders - policymakers, facility managers, provid-
ers, communities, families, and women - whose actions can help to en-
sure that women and newborns receive appropriate, effective, and
timely care during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum
period.
The BP/CR is available in English online at:
http://www.mnh.jhpiego.org
Users are invited to download, reprint and translate the BP/CR into
local languages, adding national stakeholder logos or identifications
as appropriate, and citing the Maternal and Neonatal Health Program
and JHPIEGO as its source. Those without internet access can contact:
The Maternal and Neonatal Health Program
1615 Thames Street
Baltimore, MD 21231-3492, USA
Tel: +1-410-614-2288
Fax: +1-410-614-0586
mailto:[email protected]