Maternal Health Task Force

Global Maternal Health News and Research

Check out the latest information and research on maternal health from news, journals, and global health and development websites:

• Improving breastfeeding medicine in undergraduate medical education: A student survey and extensive curriculum review with suggestions for improvement
  Education for Health | September 2017
• The elevated rate of cesarean section and its contribution to non-communicable chronic diseases in Latin America: The growing involvement of the microbiota
  Frontiers in Pediatrics | September 2017
• Comorbidity of autoimmune thyroid disorders and psychiatric disorders during the postpartum period: A Danish nationwide register-based cohort study
  Psychological Medicine | September 2017

The MHTF Blog

• Resource for Managing Postpartum Hemorrhage and Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia Now Available in French!
• From the Archives | The Global and National Maternal Mortality Targets for the Sustainable Development Goals By: Rima Jolivet, Sarah Hodin | September 20, 2017
• Strategies to Improve Maternal Health in Urban India: Responding to Urbanization and Migration By: Piyasree Mukherjee | September 18, 2017
• Adapting the Safe Childbirth Checklist to Reduce Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths in India By: Sarah Hodin | September 15, 2017