New Materials and Works in Progress January 26, 1996

Family Health International

New Materials

  • Network
    • “Progestin-only Methods”English — June 95Spanish — July 95French — July 95
    • “Contraceptive Introduction”English — September 1995Spanish — October 1995French — October 1995
    • “Intrauterine Devices”English — Winter 1996
  • Contraceptive Technology Update Series
    • Lactational Amenorrhea Method (Spanish, French, Portuguese/slides only)
    • Postpartum Contraception (Spanish, French, Portuguese/slides only)
    • IUDs (English)

    Modules include slides, narrative and handouts for presentations to health professionals and policymakers on contraceptive methods/issues.

  • Summary Reports/Proceedings/Other
    • FHI Publications Catalog
    • FHI Working papers
      • Reproductive Morbidity: A Conceptual Framework
      • Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa
      • Haitian Women’s Role in Sexual Decision-Making: The Gap Between AIDS Knowledge and Behavior Change
    • Women’s Studies
      • The Impact of Family Planning on Women’s Lives: Toward a Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda
      • From Rhetoric to Reality: Delivering Reproductive Health Promises through Integrated Services
    • Country Background Notes for the Six Emphasis Countries
    • Reflections on Gender and Fertility in Brazil: Abstracts/ Reflexes sobre genero e fecundidade no Brasil
    • The Women’s Studies Project, July 1995 (newsletter)
    • Summary report, Translating International Experiences into National HIV/AIDS Prevention Objectives: Lessons for the Future, of a meeting of HIV-AIDS experts, convened by FHI and supported by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
    • Summary report, Updating Service Delivery Guidelines and Practices: A Workshop on Recent Recommendations and Experiences, Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 6, 1995, co-produced with JHPIEGO.
    • Proceedings, Francophone Regional Conference on Increasing Access and Improving the Quality of Family Planning and Selected Reproductive Health Services in Francophone Subsaharan Africa, March 12-18, 1995, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
  • Research Summaries
    • Brief research summary sheets on a variety of topics including: effectiveness of LAM, the role of progestin-only pills, benefits and risks of COCs, use of spermicides and the risk of cervical infection, use of FP methods and risk of HIV infection, male condom breakage and slippage, maximizing access to quality FP reproductive health services, increasing effective pill use. (French translations – now available)
  • Materials Translated into Russian
    • Balogh and Cole, Contraceptive Services for the Postpartum and Postabortion Woman, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Sciarra and Droegemueller, eds. 1994.
    • S. Mehta, Contraception and women’s health, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 46 (1994) 165-171.
    • Repke and King, Contraception and the Adolescent, Adolescent Pregnancy in an Urban Environment: issues, programs and evaluation [by] Janet Hardy and Laurie Schwab Zabin. Washington D.C., Urban Institute Press, 1991.
    • Senanayake and Ladjali, Adolescent health: Changing needs, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 46 (1994) 137-143.
    • Waszak, C.S., Quality contraceptive services for adolescents: focus on interpersonal aspects of client care, Fertility Control Reviews, Volume 2, No. 3, 1993.

Works In Progress

  • Network
    • “Barrier Methods”English release expected SpringFrench and Spanish release expected Summer
    • “Natural Family Planning”English release expected SummerFrench and Spanish release expected Fall
    • “Oral Contraceptives”English release expected FallFrench and Spanish release expected Winter
  • Contraceptive Technology Update Series
    • IUDs (Spanish and French – at press; Portuguese slides-only – May 1996)
    • Injectables (Russian – February 1996, with funding from Upjohn)
    • Barrier Methods (English – June 1996; Spanish and French – September 1996)
    • Oral Contraceptives (English- June 1996; Spanish and French – September 1996) Includes slides, narrative and handouts for presentations to health professionals and policymakers on contraceptive methods/issues.
  • Russian Language Materials: Translations of Scientific Articles (available Fall 1996)
    • Chi I-C. The Safety and Efficacy Issues of Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptive: An Epidemiologic Perspective. Contraception, January 1993.
    • Chi I-C. The Tcu-380A (AG), MLCu-375, and Nova-T IUDs and the IUD Daily Releasing 20mcg Levongestrel: Four Pillars of IUD Contraception for the Nineties and Beyond? Contraception, April 1993.
    • Fathalla, M. New Contraceptive Methods and Reproductive Health.Demographic and Programmatic Consequences of Contraceptive Innovations, Plenum Press, 1989, p. 153-175.
    • Williamson N, Thapa S, Balogh S, Seidman M, Horn MC. Introducing New Methods, Popularizing Available Methods, and Encouraging Correct Use and Continuation. Operations Research: Helping Family Planning Programs Work Better, Wiley-Liss, Inc., 1991
    • Zhang J, Feldblum P, Chi I-C, Farr G. Risk Factors for Copper T IUD Explosion: An Epidemiological Analysis. Contraception, November 1992.
    • CAR Training Materials (available date – TBA)