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To highlight the rising and disparate rate of maternal deaths in the U.S., the Maternal Health Task Force is launching a blog series to explore strategies to mitigate these deaths and inequities and build a repository of information and resources for stakeholders across the U.S. and globe. We invite you to participate in the blog series by … Continue reading “Call for posts: Inequities in Maternal Mortality in the U.S.”
The Maternal and Newborn Health Conference in Mexico City was motivating, energizing, and stimulated lots of conversation and thought about the way forward as we transform our approaches to maternal and newborn care in the post MDG era. Coming directly on the heels of the launch – just last month – of the Sustainable Development … Continue reading “The Intervention that Improves Family Planning, Breastfeeding and Birth Preparedness”
Human rights are at the center of the UN Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health and figure prominently in the new SDG framework. But what does it mean to apply a human rights approach to the implementation of policies and programs aimed at preventing maternal mortality and morbidity? In 2012, the Office … Continue reading “Civil Society Advocates Share Their Experiences Advocating for a Human Rights Based Approach to Preventing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity”
Pregnant women who do not wish to—or aren’t able to—carry pregnancies to term have been largely absent in discussions at the GMNHC in Mexico City this week. The focus on reaching every mother and newborn with quality care effectively leaves these women out despite the significant contribution of unsafe abortion to maternal morbidity and mortality … Continue reading “Safe Abortion Information and Services Are Critical for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality”
“Hello, is anyone home?” asks a young woman from outside a home in Dire Dawa, wearing a T-shirt identifying her as part of the team from Ethiopia’s demographic health survey (DHS). A young mother inside responds, picking up her baby as she heads to the doorway. “My name is Samira and I am here as … Continue reading “Innovation in Measurement – to Save Lives and Ensure Local Relevance”
This morning’s opening plenary session opened with a video, #Moments Matter, which laid out the task that the maternal, newborn and related communities now face: ensuring that every woman is empowered to decisions about her own health, and that every newborn and child has the chance to grow up healthy and educated. Throughout their welcoming … Continue reading “Opening the GMNHC2015: Seizing the Moment for Maternal and Newborn Health”
The global public health community has made significant gains to date improving maternal and newborn health, but as we approach the post-2015 landscape, we are confronted with the important and ambitious objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 3 states that we must, “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages,” and … Continue reading “Bridging Equity Gaps and Improving the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health Care Post-2015: How Will We Hold Ourselves Accountable?”
The 2015 Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference (GMNHC2015) holds a key position in the definition, design and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals for the health and well-being of pregnant women and their newborns. In a world where women in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are 14 times more likely to die as a … Continue reading “Let’s Create Disruptive Innovation For Maternal Newborn Health at GMNHC2015”
I founded Operation Fistula to end obstetric fistula. While an ounce of prevention is worth a pound cure, the multitude of direct and indirect causes seemed too difficult to change. But treatment had a clear need and compelling impact. Nearly all women who get fistula will never have the opportunity to have a surgical repair, … Continue reading “Data Alone Won’t Make Change: Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing Improves Maternal Health”
On September 25, 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, 193 Member States of the UN unanimously adopted the post-2015 development goals christened Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They are 17 in total with 169 targets. They were received with both optimism and skepticism. The SDGs are an opportunity to end extreme poverty, … Continue reading “Invest in Young People to End Child Marriage, Maternal Mortality, and to Achieve the Development Goals”
