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Investing in Midwifery to Ensure Respectful Maternity Care at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre

Guest post by Fistula Care.  With just 1 midwife for every 1000 live births, Sierra Leone needs a twelve-fold increase in its midwifery workforce to ensure full coverage of maternal and newborn health services.  It is tempting to focus exclusively on training new midwives, but existing midwives also require attention. They can only function effectively … Continue reading “Investing in Midwifery to Ensure Respectful Maternity Care at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre”

Achieving Respectful Healthcare Through Education and Awareness in Ethiopia

Dignified healthcare hinges upon community involvement at every level. That is why Women and Health Alliance (WAHA) International is working to make sure that the rural communities of Ethiopia are playing an active role in ensuring respectful maternity care. From local villages to national hospitals, communities can improve healthcare if they are informed, trained, and … Continue reading “Achieving Respectful Healthcare Through Education and Awareness in Ethiopia”

Global Mom Relay Mobilizes Social Media for Maternal and Child Health

Between March 8, International Women’s Day, and Mothers’ Day on May 8, the Global Mom Relay, is using social media to connect and mobilize support for the  UN’s Every Woman Every Child campaign to improve maternal and child health.  The relay invites participants to contribute to organizations dedicated to promoting maternal, newborn and child health by either sharing … Continue reading “Global Mom Relay Mobilizes Social Media for Maternal and Child Health”

Partograph Meeting Reflections, Ctd

More from Barbara Kwast on the partograph meeting: The meeting called by Fistula Care and the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at Engender Health on revitalizing the partograph for the management of labor has been an important initiative. Management of labour with the partograph was designated as one of the Essential Elements of Obstetric Care … Continue reading “Partograph Meeting Reflections, Ctd”

Revitalizing the Partograph: Does the Evidence Support a Global Call to Action?

The following is a summary of a meeting hosted by the Fistula Care Project in New York in November. Prolonged or obstructed labor is a major contributes to maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality; it can lead to postpartum hemorrhage, infection, obstetric fistula, and fetal injury or death. One of the tools used to monitor … Continue reading “Revitalizing the Partograph: Does the Evidence Support a Global Call to Action?”

Weekend Reading

This week on the MHTF blog: Maternal health in a middle income country Isaiah Ndong, VP for Programs at EngenderHealth, discussed obstetric fistula We celebrated the International Day of the Midwife The Young Champions of Maternal Health updated us on their progress Tim Thomas reflected on the Young Champion’s Future Forum in Accra, Ghana Some … Continue reading “Weekend Reading”