In recent years, considerable efforts to improve the quality of institutional care during the antenatal, delivery and postpartum periods have favored public health care facilities, largely excluding private ones. This has been the case despite the fact that private providers in India account for up to 30% of institutional deliveries in rural areas and up to 52.5% of institutional deliveries in urban areas…read more
The Single Best Intervention: Thirty Years of Safe Motherhood
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To help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Safe Motherhood Initiative, Dot Mom asked leaders in the field to reflect on the most impactful intervention of last 30 years. Join us at the Wilson Center on Friday, 8 December, 1-5 pm ET to discuss these interventions—and those to come in the next 30 years…read more
In Cambodia, Push to End Maternal Deaths in Remote Areas
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Considerations for Expanding Ultrasound Use in Low-Resource Settings
Posted onMany low- and middle-income countries are seeing a rapid introduction of ultrasound technology into their health systems, but without the proper focus on their introduction and use, we risk the efficiency and effectiveness of health systems and expose women and newborns to unnecessary technological interventions…read more
South Sudan’s Mission to Help More Mothers Survive Childbirth
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As South Sudan grapples with a four-year civil war and persistent famine, it is also struggling with one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world. Health experts attribute the high rate of maternal deaths to an ailing health care system, lack of infrastructure and an acute shortage of skilled health workers…read more
Alarming Shortage of Health Personnel in Conflict-Affected Nigeria
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The United Nations Population Fund estimates that 1.7 million women affected by the conflict in Nigeria are of reproductive age, and some 276,000 of these women are likely to become pregnant this year. The violence has left more than 40% of health facilities either destroyed or badly damaged, and many doctors and nurses were forced to flee, creating a crisis for women who need maternal health care…read more
A Little Respect: Improving Maternity Care
Posted onMaternal and Women’s Health, Two Years In: Measuring Progress Towards Meeting the SDGs
Posted onNew Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy Progress Report
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“Progress in Partnership”—the first progress report on Every Woman Every Child’s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health – provides a comprehensive snapshot of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and wellbeing across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting linkages across sectors and the power of partnerships to deliver on a sustainable, inclusive and integrated development agenda…read more
