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Latest Maternal Health News

  • Appropriate Storage and Management of Oxytocin – a Key Commodity for Maternal Health
    WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA | March 2019
  • Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
    US Preventive Task Force | February 2019
  • Recommendations to the Indian Health Service on American Indian/Alaska Native Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age with Opioid Use Disorder
    Indian Health Service/ACOG | March 2019
  • When We Talk about Maternal Mortality, We Must Talk about Mental Health
    CLASP | January 2019
  • Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund
    UNFPA | February 2019
  • Developing an oral contraceptive and HIV-prevention method, in a single pill
    Population Council | January 2018
  • To avoid stillbirths, women in Kenya bribe overworked doctors
    Al Jazeera | January 2019
  • Rising awareness of maternal care for indigenous women in Guatemala
    Borgen Magazine | September 2018
  • Rethinking innovation in maternal and child health in Africa: Five case studies
    STAT | September 2018
  • Summit’s focus: High mortality rates of black mothers, infants
    The Washington Informer | September 2018
  • Midwife, mentor and advocate: White Ribbon Alliance founder Theresa Shaver receives Maternal Health Visionary Award
    White Ribbon Alliance | September 2018
  • Improving Maternal Health Measurement: A national dialogue in Kenya
    White Ribbon Alliance | September 2018
  • After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve
    UNFPA | September 2018
  • Sepsis and its impact on maternal mortality
    FIGO | September 2018
  • Maternal obesity linked to complications in newborns
    Reuters | September 2018
  • A new normal: How families and fathers are affected by maternal mortality
    Contemporary OB/GYN | September 2018
  • Mothers on the front lines: Armed conflict, aid distribution, and maternal and child health
    New Security Beat | September 2018
  • Maternal death rate lowered in California, but racial disparity remains
    Journalist's Resource | September 2018
  • She saved a pregnant woman’s life and now works to make childbirth safer for all Afghan women
    USA Today | September 2018
  • Preterm birth and heart disease risk for mom
    Harvard Health Publishing | September 2018
  • Why is giving birth in the U.S. so dangerous for women of color?
    Healthline | September 2018
  • When maternity care fails to deliver
    The Hindu | September 2018
  • Health systems and gender: what do we need to know and why does it matter?
    BMC | September 2018
  • Women in D.C. face obstacles at every step of pregnancy and childbirth
    Washington City Paper | August 2018
  • Could a nationwide ob-gyn shortage spark digital health innovation?
    Fortune | August 2018
  • Too little too late: Violence disrupts maternal health care in conflict settings
    New Security Beat | August 2018
  • Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal death. So why do we keep getting the facts wrong?
    Health | August 2018
  • Maternal depression can impact baby’s physical and mental health
    Reuters | August 2018
  • A mother’s zip code could signal whether her baby will be born too early
    The Atlantic | August 2018
  • Pregnant in a war zone: Why respectful maternity care matters in humanitarian settings
    White Ribbon Alliance | August 2018
  • The trouble with maternal healthcare in Nigeria
    The Guardian | August 2018
  • Rate of women addicted to opioids during pregnancy quadrupled in 15 years, CDC says
    CNN | August 2018
  • Stress during pregnancy increases risk of mood disorders for female offspring
    Science Daily | August 2018
  • Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau
    UNFPA | August 2018
  • What Women Want in Amsterdam (and around the world)
    White Ribbon Alliance | August 2018
  • The doctor doesn’t listen to her. But the media is starting to
    The Atlantic | August 2018
  • Rebranding Motherhood
    The New York Times | August 2018
  • How WhatsApp and SMS are being used to save the lives of babies in Africa
    The Guardian Labs | August 2018
  • How new fathers use social media to make sense of their roles
    The Conversation | August 2018
  • Pregnancy debate revisited: To induce labor, or not?
    NPR | August 2018
  • “I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah
    UNFPA | August 2018
  • Scourge of superbugs killing Malawi’s babies
    CNN | August 2018
  • Babies who seem fine at birth may have zika-related problems later, study finds
    NPR | August 2018
  • Explainer: what is pre-eclampsia, and how does it affect mums and babies?
    The Conversation | August 2018
  • Three in five babies not breastfed immediately after being born
    Al Jazeera | August 2018
  • Health workers saving preterms with simple interventions
    New Vision | August 2018
  • Maternal mortality: An American crisis
    CBS | August 2018
  • Africa: New technology aims to prevent newborn deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa
    All Africa | August 2018
  • World Breastfeeding Week celebrates benefits of breastfeeding for women and babies around the globe
    Every Mother Counts | August 2018
  • With C-section rates at a high, patient advocates want pregnant women to speak up
    Capital Public Radio | August 2018
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