MVA Resources
General, Training Materials, Supply Issues
General
Title: Manual vacuum aspiration: Expanding women's access to safe abortion services
Authors: T. Baird, S. Flinn
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2001
Description: Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) can offer a safe, accessible and affordable way to provide abortion and overcome barriers that inhibit women's access to services. This monograph outlines both clinical and practical reasons supporting the use of MVA for induced abortion. Data on the safety, effectiveness and acceptability of MVA are presented, as well as considerations for providers interested in delivering MVA services.
Title: Manual vacuum aspiration for uterine evacuation: Pain management
Authors: L. Castleman, C. Mann
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2002
Description: Reducing the physical pain and anxiety experienced by women undergoing uterine evacuation is an essential part of treatment with MVA. This publication addresses the types and origins of discomfort that women may experience, as well as techniques for reducing this discomfort. It includes a table highlighting some common pharmacologic approaches to pain management during MVA.
Title: Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA): An essential and innovative reproductive health commodity
Authors: Ipas
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2007
Description: This brochure describes the experiences health-care providers and health-care systems around the world have had using MVA. It illustrates the cost savings that comes with using this technology, and provides basic guidance on planning for MVA instrument needs.
Title: WomanCare: Managing Miscarriage
Authors: Ipas
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2008
Description: Website with information on miscarriage for patients and health care providers.
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Training Materials
Title: Module 11: MVA for Treatment of Incomplete Abortion
Authors: C. Solter, S. Miller, M. Guiterrez
Organization: Pathfinder International
Date: 2000
Description: Prepares health workers to counsel women who come to a facility for treatment of an incomplete or septic abortion and to assess and manage the complications of incomplete and septic abortions. It includes information on preparation of MVA equipment, infection prevention procedures, processing MVA equipment for reuse, pain control, the MVA procedure, management of complications of the MVA procedure, and the introduction of comprehensive PAC services in a clinical setting.
Title: Woman-centered postabortion care: Reference manual
Authors: J. Herrick, K. Turner, T. McInerney, L. Castleman
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2004
Description: This manual serves as a learner’s guide for a state-of-the-art curriculum that is designed to prepare health-care workers to provide high-quality PAC services. The manual covers all aspects of PAC, including the guiding principles of woman-centered care, counseling and contraceptive services, and performing uterine evacuation with the Ipas MVA Plus® and EasyGrip® cannulae.
Title: Woman-centered postabortion care: Trainer's manual
Authors: K. Turner, T. McInerney, J. Herrick
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2004
Description: This trainer's manual is intended for use by trainers who lead trainings in woman-centered PAC for a broad audience, including health-care workers, administrators, program managers, health educators and social workers. Designed to accompany Woman-centered postabortion care: Reference manual, this manual presents learner-centered, participatory training methods. It comes with a CD-ROM that includes PowerPoint® presentations, additional training resources and adaptable training exercises.
Title: Performing Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) Using the Ipas MVA Plus, Ipas 3mm and Ipas EasyGrip Cannulae
Authors: Ipas
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2007
Description: This bifold explains how to use MVA Plus and how to process the aspirator.
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Supply Issues
Title: MVA Sustainable Supply Workbook
Authors: Ipas
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2008
Description: This workbook, geared toward an international audience, focuses on creating a “sustainable supply” of MVA instruments. Pages in this book will help stakeholders estimate their needs and build a sustainable supply that fits their needs.
Title: Stocking facilities with MVA equipment according to caseload
Authors: A. Hudgins, M. Abernathy
Organization: Ipas
Date: 2008
Description: Decisionmakers in health facilities performing uterine-evacuation procedures have lacked guides to estimate their needs for manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) equipment. The methods that were — and sometimes still are — used been inadequate because the number of cases a facility sees on any given day can deviate substantially from this average. A new, unique methodology, based upon solid statistical principles and the realities of the field, offers enormous potential for ensuring that facilities have the instruments they need. This new methodology requires larger initial stock quantities, but, in the long run, does not increase the number of devices that facilities actually use. This monograph first will describe the theoretical bases of the methodology, and then will discuss a simple tool to be used for local decisionmaking in stocking and resupplying facilities.
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