In 2015, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation launched an initiative to strengthen professional midwifery in Mexico, where roughly 23,000 traditional midwives provide care for less than 3% of the nearly 2.4 million births annually. Despite tremendous challenges, champions in Mexico and elsewhere are moving the needle towards adopting a midwifery model of care, illustrating the power of collaboration among passionate individuals to drive improvements in maternal health care quality…read more
Mexican women look for alternatives to cesarean sections
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Posted onA midwife is changing how women give birth in Mexico, one baby at a time
Posted onMetabolic markers during pregnancy and their association with maternal and newborn weight status
Posted onMeeting the Maternal and Newborn Needs of Displaced Persons in Urban Settings
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More than 60% of the world’s refugees and 80% of internally displaced persons now live in urban areas. However, a dearth of skilled birth attendants, such as doctors and midwives, in poor urban areas often leaves women and newborns at risk. On 31 May, a panel of experts gathered at the Wilson Center to discuss ways to improve maternal and newborn health care for displaced persons in urban areas…read more
2017 Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop
Posted onNext week, 47 participants representing 27 countries and a faculty of experts in maternal and newborn health from around the world will gather in Nairobi, Kenya for the third Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop. The goal of the workshop is to increase the capacity and leadership skills of current and emerging leaders in the field of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health from high burden countries…read more
The experience of adolescent motherhood: An exploratory mixed methods study
Posted onFrom fronteras to frontlines, Mexican midwives saving lives
Posted onDiabetes in Pregnancy: A Neglected Cause of Maternal Mortality
Posted onDiabetes in pregnancy is on the rise globally, currently affecting roughly 14 million women every year. As with most problems related to pregnancy complications, diabetes in pregnancy is more prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, which account for 88% of cases worldwide. Yet the countries where diabetes in pregnancy is most prevalent are the least likely to offer routine screening and treatment…read more