Maternal Health Innovations: Improving Access to Care
Posted onFacilitating access to quality care is the crux of improving maternal and newborn health. The Maternal Health Innovations Fund, an MHTF project, recently supported several projects in collaboration with The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and Pakistan’s Agha Khan University (AKU) that investigated access to care in a variety of contexts…read more
Achieving Maternal and Child Health Gains in Afghanistan: A Countdown Case Study in Resilience
Posted onWhy Are Women and Newborns Still Not Getting the Care They Need?
Posted onPreviewing the Next Generation of Global Maternal and Newborn Health Programs in Mexico City
Posted onThe Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, held in Mexico City from October 18-21, will provide a forum to identify, understand, and respond to the most urgent health needs of mothers and newborns. The hope is that it will accelerate momentum for maternal and newborn health in the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals and put us on a track to end all preventable maternal and newborn deaths. One of the best ways to ensure progressive change is to showcase innovative and effective solutions and then consider how to replicate and expand those successes. For maternal and newborn health programs, this applies to improvements in quality, integration, and equity. I’m confident we’ll hear about many new and innovative approaches in Mexico City… read more
Maternal and child survival initiative saves millions of lives
Posted onNew Jobs and Internships in Reproductive and Maternal Health
Posted onLooking for a job in reproductive and/or maternal health? Check out what’s available in the field…read more
SWOT analysis of program design and implementation: A case study on the reduction of maternal mortality in Afghanistan
Posted onA case-control study of correlates of severe acute maternal morbidity in Kabul, Afghanistan
Posted onInternational Day of the Midwife: What Are Global Leaders Saying?
Posted onToday, May 5, is the International Day of the Midwife. This is an opportunity for the global community to come together to recognize the incredible impact midwives have on maternal and newborn health and decreasing mortality. Want to know more about what global leaders are doing to strengthen midwifery? On Monday, March 23rd, global leaders in midwifery and maternal, newborn and child health gathered in Washington, DC at the Wilson Center for Call the Midwife: A Conversation About the Rising Global Midwifery Movement. This symposium hosted four panels to discuss current data, country investments, important global initiatives and public private partnerships and innovation in midwifery… read more