OBSTETRICS QUALITY LEAD

MARIE STOPES BANGLADESH

Marie stopes Bangladesh established in 1988 &
provides a range of sexual and reproductive health
services across the country.

Marie Stopes Bangladesh are a leading network of

caring professionals delivering sexual and
reproductive health services.
At the heart of all our work is our mission to build a
world where every birth is wanted and where women
can have children by choice and not by chance.
• Our client-centered approach and high standards of
clinical quality have led to Marie Stopes Bangladesh
becoming one of the most popular providers of sexual
and reproductive health services in the country.
• Marie Stopes Bangladesh is a major partner of the
Government of Bangladesh in the National Family
Planning Programme.
Marie Stopes Bangladesh strongly worked on PPFP service
along with other services like
Menstrual regulation & after care
Contraception & Family planning
Sexual & reproductive health
Maternity services
General health
WHY PPFP IS IMPORTANT

• Reduces maternal mortality and morbidity

• Reduces infant mortality and morbidity
• Prevents risk or unwanted pregnancies
• Prevents unintended pregnancies among younger and older women, who have the
greatest risk of maternal and infant deaths
• Reduces the incidence of abortion, especially unsafe abortion
• Allows women to space their pregnancies
• Reduces the number of cases of vertical transmission of HIV and AIDS from mother to
child.
• Globally, nearly 65% of postpartum women have an unmet need for
family planning

• PPFP saves lives, PPFP:

• 30% maternal deaths
• 10% infant deaths
• 21% child deaths, ages 1- 4
Marie Stopes Bangladesh participated actively to achieve the PPFP
targets in collaboration with government & other organization for
the long time.
Year Total clinics ( Including Maternities) Total Maternities
2019 65 08
2020 50 07

PPFP 2019 2020

PPFP-Short term methods 5,543 4,374

PPFP -Long term Methods 4,498 1,725

Permanent Methods 764 287

Total 10, 805 6, 386

CHALLENGES

• Inconsistent Supplies
• Information gap when counselling for PPFP
• Lack of targeted counselling
• Lack of interest about long term / Permanent method
• Trained staff migration
• Management of complications or side effects – most neglected area
MITIGATION

• Strengthen PPFP counselling during ANC visit with attendant ( Husband & Decision-making family
member )
• Strengthen counselling during admission of client for delivery
• Disseminated adequate & proper information among target people
• Counselling during EPI session
• Involving TBA/SBA in PPFP counselling-Targeted counselling of women (behaviour change still
depends on peer or other family influencer or community influencer).
• Training of service providers on PPIUD , Implanon & Implanon NXT , TL & NSV