Far too often, the most medically vulnerable in our society lack access to affordable health coverage and therefore go without needed health care. New mothers represent one such group that faces extreme barriers to care despite their increased needs for medical care. A recent report found that 11.5 percent of new mothers in the United … Continue reading “Too Many New Moms Lack Access to Health Coverage in the United States”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa Maternal Center of Excellence Program Associate; Partners in Health; Kono, Sierra Leone Technical Director; Jhpiego; Rwanda North America Senior Associate Program Manager, Sexual Reproductive Health; … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa Senior Program Officer, Sexual and Reproductive Health; Clinton Health Access Initiative; Zambia Project Director, ACHIEVE NAMIBIA; Jhpiego; Namibia Technical Director, ACHIEVE NAMIBIA; Jhpiego; Namibia Faculty … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
The COVID-19 pandemic has required health care facilities to reimagine the provision of healthcare services, forcing them to make tough decisions about what constitutes an “essential” procedure. In many countries, including Austria, Romania, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, and Brazil, along with many conservative-minded states within the United States, the decision to label abortion care as “elective” … Continue reading “Terminating Pregnancy During a Pandemic – The Case for Telemedicine”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa Technical Officer (Reproductive Health); World Health Organization; Freetown, Sierra Leone Asia Provincial Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Officer; World Health Organization; Nepal North … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa HCD Exchange West Africa Regional Coordinator; John Snow, Inc; Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Asia Program Officer, Sexual and Reproductive Health; Clinton Health Access Initiative; Naypyitaw, Myanmar … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
This post is the second in a two-part series exploring the potential and realized impact of the COVID-19 on maternal health. The first post focused on the United States, while this takes a more global approach. COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, and the death toll is nearing a half a million. As the … Continue reading “How COVID-19 Threatens Maternal and Child Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries”
We sat down with Vanessa Brizuela, DrPH, to learn more about her recent research project related to global maternal infections. Dr. Brizuela completed her DELTA project on the development of the awareness campaign that accompanied the global maternal sepsis study (GLOSS). She moved to Geneva, Switzerland to do this and to support the coordination of … Continue reading “Raising Awareness About Maternal Infections: A Conversation with Dr. Vanessa Brizuela”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa Maternal Health Technical Specialist; United Nations Population Fund; Bissau, Guinea District Coordinator, Maternal and Newborn Health; Clinton Health Access Initiative; Maseru, Lesotho Project Director, DMPA-SC … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs), which include injectables, implants such as the Nexplanon, and intrauterine devices (IUDs), are the most effective contraceptives on the market, partially because they remove most user error. LARCs have been praised by health practitioners and researchers as a first-line choice for pregnancy prevention for adolescents, especially in districts with school-based health … Continue reading “LARC Programs Should Implement Reproductive Justice-Informed Practices”
