Profiles of Maternal and Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Conflict in Syria
Women and children living in conflict or post-conflict settings are particularly vulnerable. The collapse of health infrastructure, issues related to gender-based violence and a lack of access to high quality health care—particularly during pregnancy and delivery—is having devastating consequences for maternal and newborn health in Syria.
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Adolescent Health Barriers to Health Care Access Commodities Crises & Conflict Settings Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Family Planning Gender-based Violence Health Systems Human Resources for Health Intrapartum Care Maternal Mortality Monitoring & Evaluation Newborn Health Policy & Advocacy Postnatal/Postpartum Care Quality of Care Reproductive Health Social Determinants
Profiles of Maternal and Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: 2015 Nepal Earthquake
Women and children often bear the greatest burden in the wake of natural disasters, especially when they occur in low-resource settings. Part two of our three-part series on humanitarian settings explores the effects of the 2015 Nepal earthquake on maternal and newborn health...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Barriers to Health Care Access Breastfeeding Cesarean Section Community-based Care Crises & Conflict Settings Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Facility-based Births Gender-based Violence Health Systems Maternal Mental Health Social Determinants
Profiles of Maternal and Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Ebola Virus Outbreak
Humanitarian crises—defined as events or series of events that represent a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people—present unique challenges for women and children. This three-part series will explore maternal and newborn health issues through the lens of three humanitarian settings, starting with an example of an infectious disease outbreak...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Antenatal Care Barriers to Health Care Access Cesarean Section Commodities Community-based Care Crises & Conflict Settings Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Facility-based Births Family Planning Gender-based Violence Health Systems Human Resources for Health Infectious Disease Intrapartum Care Monitoring & Evaluation Newborn Health Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care Social Determinants
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal Newborn Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. In this month's roundup, we are featuring positions with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020, CARE and other organizations...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
From The Archives | The Role of Breastfeeding in Achieving the SDGs
During this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, we reflect on the crucial role of breastfeeding in pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although the benefits of breastfeeding are well documented, breastfeeding rates remain low in many settings, and large disparities persist both within and among countries...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Breastfeeding SDG
Midwifery Is Part of the Culture
Guatemala has a shortage of skilled birth attendants, and health workers do not always provide culturally sensitive, respectful maternity care. As a result, traditional birth attendants, known as comadronas, often assume responsibility for women’s care during pregnancy and childbirth...read more
Categories: Cross-post Maternal Health The Global Maternal Health Workforce
Topics: Barriers to Health Care Access Community-based Care Health Systems Human Resources for Health Inequities & Inequalities Maternal Mortality MDG Midwifery Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care Respectful Maternity Care Social Determinants
Examining the “Urban Advantage” in Lagos, Nigeria: Geographic Disparities in Maternal Mortality
Erin Anastasi and colleagues recently published a paper titled, “Unmasking inequalities: Sub-national maternal and child mortality data from two urban slums in Lagos, Nigeria tells the story,” exploring the so-called "urban advantage" in maternal health. The Maternal Health Task Force’s Sarah Hodin interviewed Dr. Anastasi about her team’s findings and implications...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Inequities & Inequalities Maternal Mortality Monitoring & Evaluation SDG Social Determinants
Updated Guidelines on Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth
In June 2017, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund released the second edition of “Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives and Doctors.” The nearly 500-page document updated the clinical guidelines from the first edition published in 2000...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Health Systems Human Resources for Health Intrapartum Care Maternal Mental Health Newborn Health Postpartum Hemorrhage Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia Quality of Care