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An effective maternal health workforce requires not only a sufficient number of workers, but also equitable geographic distribution, diversity in skill, adequate education and training and strong, supportive health systems. Learn more in the latest edition of the MHTF Quarterly>>

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				Could flu during pregnancy raise risk for autism?

				EurekAlert | June 2017			
					
				Building health systems that work for mothers, newborns and midwives

				Rights and Realities | June 2017			
					
				Validating the WHO maternal near miss tool: Comparing high- and low-resource settings

				BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | June 2017

The MHTF Blog



	
					
				Quality of Routine Labor and Delivery Care in Uttar Pradesh, India: Are Private Facilities Better?
				By: Sarah Hodin | June 23, 2017			
					
				New “Global Maternal Health Workforce” Blog Series: Call for Submissions
				By: Sarah Hodin | June 22, 2017			
					
				Facility-Based Delivery Has Increased in Africa and Asia – Now What?
				By: Sarah Hodin | June 20, 2017			
					
				From the Archives | Addressing Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health in Humanitarian Settings
				By: Kayla McGowan | June 16, 2017