See also: Women’s, Maternal & Newborn health

International Standards & Practice Guidelines (IS&Gs)

1. Reproductive health topics
   —Fact sheets on reproductive health
   —WHO guidelines: maternal, reproductive and women’s health
   
2. Sexual and reproductive health programs
   —WHO Reproductive Health Library (RHL)
   —WHO | Family planning: a global handbook for providers
   —Contraception

Missions Specific Best Practices Documents

(Demonstrate Compliance with International Standards & Guidelines)

I. FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION (FBO) OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS:
A. Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) Resources Numerous documents, some may contain no references to IS&Gs but appear to demonstrate compliance.
—Family Planning & Reproductive Health
CCIH Publications:
—Faith Matters: International Family Planning from a Christian Perspective
—Getting Contraceptives to Health Facilities: 10 Questions for Community-Based Groups
—Love, Children and Family Planning Bible Study Discussion Guide
—Briefs on Family Planning
—Voices from the Global South
—International Family Planning: Christian Actions and Attitudes – A Survey of Christian Connections for International Health Member Organizations, 2008

B. Christian Journal for Global Health (CJGH). Numerous documents, some may contain no references to IS&Gs but appear to demonstrate compliance:
—Family Planning Special Issue July 2017.
—Family Planning as a Christian Global Health Agenda
—A qualitative study on provider perspectives on the barriers to contraceptive use in Kaliro and Iganga districts, Eastern Central Uganda
—Why evangelical Christians are supporting international family planning: A response to Should evangelical Christian organizations support international family planning?

II. SECULAR OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS:
A. Global Health: Science & Practice-Dedicated to What Works In Global Health Programs. (Johns Hopkins University & USAID collaboration) Topics  Numerous excellent reports, all open access:
—Family Planning and Reproductive Health

B. The Lancet-Global Health
Global Health Series See especially:
—Family Planning 2012

Updated: Feb 2020