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Manifesto for Maternal Health, One Year Later: Highlights From PLOS Medicine & PLOS Pathogens

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the “Manifesto for Maternal Health”—co-authored by Ana Langer, Richard Horton, and Guerino Chalamilla—the Maternal Health Task Force is highlighting the work of numerous organizations around the world to improve maternal health. The manifesto, written following the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania, was a call to action for … Continue reading “Manifesto for Maternal Health, One Year Later: Highlights From PLOS Medicine & PLOS Pathogens”

“Myths” and Maternal Health: PATH and IDEAS Share Perspectives on 2014 Gates’ Annual Letter

In this year’s annual letter, Bill and Melinda Gates focus on the truth behind three popular “myths” in discussions of global health and development: Poor countries are doomed to stay poor Foreign aid is a big waste Saving lives leads to overpopulation The letter not only highlights evidence challenging these popular perceptions, but explores some … Continue reading ““Myths” and Maternal Health: PATH and IDEAS Share Perspectives on 2014 Gates’ Annual Letter”

From Pregnancy to the Postpartum Period: Integrating Health Care for Mothers and Babies

Maternal health care has historically been viewed in distinct stages: antenatal care, care during labor and delivery, and postpartum care. More recently, the importance of care between pregnancies has also been recognized. After birth, the child’s health care—vaccinations, growth monitoring, and nutrition—has also been viewed separately from the mother’s postpartum care, and has often received … Continue reading “From Pregnancy to the Postpartum Period: Integrating Health Care for Mothers and Babies”

Celebrating the Young Champions of Maternal Health

Over the course of the last nine months, the Young Champions have each designed projects focused on a specific maternal health challenge. While conducting work in Nigeria, Ethiopia, India and Mexico, the Young Champions have dealt first-hand with the challenges of implementing their projects in their home countries. They have been documenting their progress on … Continue reading “Celebrating the Young Champions of Maternal Health”

NASG Decreases Maternal Mortality From Hemorrhage and Shock When Applied at the Primary Health Care Level

Imagine that you are a nurse midwife, the only staff member in a busy primary health center in rural Nigeria. At least once per month a woman will arrive “pouring” blood and in shock from a postpartum hemorrhage, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, or complication of an unsafe abortion.  By the time she reaches the health center, … Continue reading “NASG Decreases Maternal Mortality From Hemorrhage and Shock When Applied at the Primary Health Care Level”

New Research: Examining Maternal Health in the Context of Women’s Health Throughout the Lifespan

Each year, the Maternal Health Task Force and PLOS Medicine work together to organize an open access collection of research and commentary on maternal health. The two organizations team up to identify a specific and critical theme that merits further exploration within the broader context of maternal health. The Year 2 Collection, titled ‘Maternal Health … Continue reading “New Research: Examining Maternal Health in the Context of Women’s Health Throughout the Lifespan”

NASG: A First-aid Device for Obstetric Hemorrhage Within a Comprehensive Approach to Maternal Health Care

Ever since the first evidence emerged from clinical trials to suggest that the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) can be effective in addressing obstetric hemorrhage, the garment has emerged as a potentially vital first aid device for reducing maternal mortality in settings where there are long delays in reaching care. In spite of this promise, there … Continue reading “NASG: A First-aid Device for Obstetric Hemorrhage Within a Comprehensive Approach to Maternal Health Care”

Young Champions Share Their Wishes for Maternal Health

As our Young Champions of Maternal Health pass the nine-month fellowship program’s midpoint, we asked them to reflect on their wishes for maternal health. Solomon Abebe Addis (Ethiopia), Chinomnso Traffina Ibe (Nigeria), and Oluwadamilola Olufunbi Olaogun (Nigeria) accepted our challenge and shared their wishes on the Young Champions Blog. “If I could have one Maternal Health wish, it would be: to see a … Continue reading “Young Champions Share Their Wishes for Maternal Health”

Why Are Women Dying When They Reach the Hospital on Time?

It can be hard to imagine the challenges some women and their families face whilst trying to access timely and effective maternity care: “By the time they struggled to get her an admission card, by the time she was admitted, by the time her file was made up, by the time the midwife was called, … Continue reading “Why Are Women Dying When They Reach the Hospital on Time?”

New Estimates of Term and Preterm Babies Born Too Small

The Lancet Global Health, the recently launched open-access global health journal of The Lancet, has published new national and regional estimates of term and preterm babies who are born small for gestational age in low and middle income countries. The study found that the burden of small-for-gestational-age births is very high in low and middle-income … Continue reading “New Estimates of Term and Preterm Babies Born Too Small”