title: The use of 'mother and baby gifts' (MBGs) to increase uptake of supervised births in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.
abstract: Improving access to supervised birth reduces mortality in developing countries. In the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, many women do not deliver at local health centres (HCs) because they feel 'shy' at presenting in an impoverished state and not having baby's clothes, and the state of facilities associated with HCs was poor. To overcome this, women were offered 'mother and baby gifts' (MBGs) at the time of delivery. We found subsequent increases in the rate of supervised birth in all HCs surveyed.
authors.affiliation: Thor Foundation for Improving Maternal Health Outcomes for Milne Bay Women, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.|Obstetrics, Alotau General Hospital, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Health, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Port Moresby, NCD, Papua New Guinea.
authors.forename: Glen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mola
authors.affiliation: Augathella Hospital, Augathella, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Case
authors.affiliation: Australian National University Medical School, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Robson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003151:Community Health Centers; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D037921:Gift Giving; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Millennium Development Goal 5; intervention; maternal mortality; survey