Published in September 2016, The Lancet Maternal Health Series highlighted the importance of improving equitable access to high quality maternal health care everywhere. Today, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine launched a free online course titled “The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Global Research & Evidence,” featuring maternal health experts and evidence across several disciplines including epidemiology, health systems, economics, advocacy, programming, obstetrics and midwifery…read more
The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Key Takeaways
Posted onThe Lancet Maternal Health Series published in September 2016 contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. The series also includes three commentaries from experts in the field that summarize some of the key takeaways…read more
The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Quality Maternity Care for Every Woman, Everywhere
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The Lancet Maternal Health Series published in September 2016 contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. In paper 6, “Quality maternity care for every woman, everywhere: A call to action,” Koblinsky and colleagues offer five priority actions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) global target of fewer than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030 and promoting maternal health equity within and among countries…read more
The Lancet Maternal Health Series: External Shocks and Health System Innovations
Posted onThe Lancet Maternal Health Series published in September 2016 contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. In paper 5, “Next generation maternal health: External shocks and health-system innovations,” Kruk and colleagues discuss how social, political, environmental and demographic changes will influence the future of global maternal health and highlight key health system innovations with potential for large impact…read more
The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Drivers of Maternity Care in High-Income Countries
Posted onThe Lancet Maternal Health Series published in September 2016 contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. In paper 4, “Drivers of maternity care in high-income countries: Can health systems support women-centred care?” Shaw and colleagues review different models of maternity care, address key influential factors and offer insights into strategies for improving the quality of maternity care in high-income countries (HICs)…read more
The Lancet Maternal Health Series: “The Scale, Scope, Coverage, and Capability of Childbirth Care”
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The Lancet Maternal Health Series published in September 2016 contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. In paper 3, “The scale, scope, coverage, and capability of childbirth care,” Campbell and colleagues examine the adequacy of global intrapartum care with a particular focus on who helps women deliver and where those deliveries take place. They also recommend strategies for improving access to high quality maternal health care…read more
The Lancet Maternal Health Series: “Beyond Too Little, Too Late and Too Much, Too Soon”
Posted onThe Lancet Maternal Health Series published last month contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. In paper 2, “Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: A pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide,” Miller and colleagues examine two extremes in global obstetric care: Too little, too late and too much, too soon…read more
The Lancet Maternal Health Series: “Diversity and Divergence: The Dynamic Burden of Poor Maternal Health”
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The Lancet Maternal Health Series published last month contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. In paper 1, “Diversity and divergence: The dynamic burden of poor maternal health”, Graham and colleagues examine the changing distribution of causes of maternal death and disability (diversity) and the persistent inequalities between and within populations (divergence)…read more
The Lancet Maternal Health Series
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The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) is pleased to share with you The Lancet Maternal Health Series! We are grateful to Oona Campbell and Wendy Graham who played crucial roles in putting this series together and to the many authors and colleagues who were involved in the production of the series. The series highlights key issues in the global maternal health field and provides diverse perspectives on the way forward…read more