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Women Delivering Babies at Home With No One Present Is Unacceptable

The phenomenon of giving birth with no one present (NOP) is concentrated in regions of the world with the worst maternal and newborn indicators, such as Nigeria, Niger, India, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. Delivering with NOP brings untold suffering to women and children, including permanent disability and maternal and newborn deaths. There are, however, steps the maternal health community can take to decrease the number of women who deliver with NOP in the short- and long-term…read more

Let’s Create Disruptive Innovation For Maternal Newborn Health at GMNHC2015

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”

Data Alone Won’t Make Change: Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing Improves Maternal Health

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”

Leadership in Maternal and Newborn Health: Dr. Shershah Syed

“[My patient] had waited 41 years for treatment. It took me just 20 minutes and 1 stitch to give back her dignity,” said Shershah Syed. Shershah, a leading obstetrician-gynaecologist in Pakistan, has long been a visionary campaigner for women’s rights, girl’s education and safe motherhood. By offering free life-saving operations in rural, slum area clinics, Shershah has improved the lives of thousands of rural women too poor to pay for treatment… read more

Maternal and Perinatal Health

Course: Maternal and Perinatal Health Source: Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research Language: English Intended users: Health care providers, supervisors of health care facilities, public health professionals Overview: The objective of this module is to provide up-to-date information on maternal and perinatal health issues in order to improve the skills and knowledge of health … Continue reading “Maternal and Perinatal Health”

IntraHealth International

IntraHealth International works to improve women’s lives and maternal health services by strengthening the skills and performance of health workers during labor and delivery by preventing postpartum hemorrhage; preventing and surgically repairing obstetric fistula; educating communities to support women and infants through healthy pregnancies, safe births and postpartum periods; and updating family planning and reproductive … Continue reading “IntraHealth International”

Training Manual for Community Liasons

This training manual, developed in Niger, is designed to enhance the knowledge of community liaisons on maternal and newborn health, including: the status of maternal and newborn health globally and in Niger; health services to promote maternal and newborn health; skilled birth attendance and danger signs; family planning; and obstetric fistula. The training manual also … Continue reading “Training Manual for Community Liasons”

Participant Handbook for Community Liasons

This training manual, developed in Niger, is designed to enhance the knowledge of community liaisons on maternal and newborn health, including: the status of maternal and newborn health globally and in Niger; health services to promote maternal and newborn health; skilled birth attendance and danger signs; family planning; and obstetric fistula. The training manual also … Continue reading “Participant Handbook for Community Liasons”