Journal of Maternal and Child Health
Vol. 1 No. 4 (2016)

Mentoring of Pregnant Women at High Risk Program (Gerdaristi) to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality in Nganjuk, East Java

Titin Ratnaningsih (Masters Program in Public Health, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta)
Hermanu Joebagio (Faculty of Teacher and Educational, Sebelas Maret University)
Bhisma Murti (Masters Program in Public Health, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Oct 2016

Abstract

Background: Maternal and infant mortality has the third rank in East Java. The effort to reduce the number of maternal and infant mortality is through Mentoring Program Pregnancy and High Risk Infants Mortality or Gerakan Pendampingan Ibu Hamil Beresiko Tinggi (Gerdaristi). This study aimed to investigate the success rate of implementation of Gerdaristi program in reducing Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Nganjuk.Subjects and Method: This was a case study with qualitative method. This was conducted in Nganjuk, East Java.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

thejmch

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

Journal of Maternal and Child Health (JMCH) is an electronic, open-access, double-blind and peer-reviewed international journal, focusing on maternal and child health. The journal began its publication on July 11, 2015, and is published four times yearly. JMCH aims to improve the policy, program, ...