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Put the Power to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Women’s Hands: Misoprostol

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set an ambitious target of reducing the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. Perhaps this is achievable, but only if we take a practical approach that puts the power in women’s hands. Discussion about this practical approach will take soon take place … Continue reading “Put the Power to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Women’s Hands: Misoprostol”

The UN Has Officially Adopted the Sustainable Development Goals: What Does This Mean for Women and Newborns?

Just hours ago, the United Nations’ General Assembly, or UNGA, officially adopted the Sustainable Development Goals: goals that will hopefully unite the world for the next 15 years to end extreme poverty and improve the livelihoods and health of all. These 17 goals bridge a wide array of topics—from climate change to nutrition, inequities to health—with … Continue reading “The UN Has Officially Adopted the Sustainable Development Goals: What Does This Mean for Women and Newborns?”

International Day of the Midwife: What Are Global Leaders Saying?

Today, 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

Measuring Maternal Health in a Post-MDG World

As the international development community looks back on the Millennium Development Goals and ponders what remains to be done under the proposed Sustainable Development Goals, the maternal health field has some reflecting to do, said Dr. Ana Langer, professor and director of Harvard’s Maternal Health Task Force at the Wilson Center on December 1. [Video … Continue reading “Measuring Maternal Health in a Post-MDG World”

Three Barriers to Delivering Maternal Health Supplies and the Solution

This post is part of the blog series “Increasing access to maternal and reproductive health supplies: Leveraging lessons learned in preventing maternal mortality,” hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition/Maternal Health Supplies Caucus, Family Care International and the USAID-Accelovate program at Jhpiego which discusses the importance and methods of reaching women with lifesaving reproductive and maternal health supplies … Continue reading “Three Barriers to Delivering Maternal Health Supplies and the Solution”

GLOW 2015 Conference Gives New Evidence for Putting Girls and Women at the Heart of the New Global Development Goals

On March 4th 2015, the annual GLOW conference was held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in London, jointly hosted by the MARCH Centre of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Institute for Women’s Health of University College London. Global Women’s Research society (GLOW) was created in 2012 to bring together UK-based academics to better advance research and also leadership development. The GLOW 2015 theme was “Reaching Every Women, Every Newborn: the post-2015 research agenda” and the first keynotes looked back to learn, and then looked forward… read more

Input Needed on Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals

With the end date of the Millennium Development Goals looming, prioritizing maternal health and measuring it well will be critical to progress for women and newborns in the post-2015 era. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) of the United Nations needs your input in reviewing their indicators and monitoring framework for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But act quickly! The deadline for reviews is this Saturday, January 31st… read more