Over the past 30 years, Bangladesh has achieved significant economic and human development progress, and demonstrated … impressive policy as well as programmatic commitment to lowering the fertility level. However, its future socioeconomic prospects … may be hampered by its population growth rate, depending on how quickly the fertility rates decline and at which point …

intervention in community-based nutrition programs, it can have profound effects on maternal and child health and nutrition. When … method, can thus improve nutrition outcomes in both mothers and babies. The authors identified a few studies on integrated … breastfeeding levels and increased contraception use. Additionally, although the design of the intervention studies did not make it …

utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are … key to saving those women at risk of dying due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. In a society where women seek … care only from female providers, one barrier to expansion of services was the lack of qualified female health workers who …

Considerable progress has been made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since 1990 …. Although advances in improving MDG 4 and MDG 5a (reducing child and maternal mortality, respectively) have been made, progress … case studies of five countries that are either on track to meet MDGs 4 and 5a by 2015 or have made significant progress to …

. Moreover, there are critical follow-up issues, which will determine the success of the poverty reduction strategy. …

2011, one-third of girls aged 15-19 were already married. About 60 percent of them were pregnant or had at least one child … the needs of female married adolescents which are often overlooked by policy-makers. However, it is important to note that …

Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise … of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the …

. Inadequate access to health information and services, as well as inequitable gender norms, contribute to a lack of awareness …