Citation

Haque YA, Clarke JM. Int. J. Gynaecol. Obstet. 2002; 78(Suppl 1): S45-9.

Affiliation

Health and Nutrition Section, UNICEF, Dhaka, Bangladesh. yhaque@unicef.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12429438

Abstract

The Woman Friendly Hospital Initiative is part of the overall strategy aimed at overcoming a situation of high maternal mortality in Bangladesh. It has evolved from the reality of 14% of maternal deaths being associated with violence. A key of the initiative is the management of violence against women. Training courses for doctors developed through a process of multi-sectoral consultation. The focus is on effecting a change in the perceptions, emotions, attitude, knowledge and skills of providers and nurturing leadership.

Language: en