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In sub-Saharan African settings where HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of maternal mortality, infectious diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, pneumonia, and sepsis have largely surpassed obstetric causes as main causes of maternal mortality.  In a study…

By: Sonia Haerizadeh, Law Fellow, International Community of Women Living with HIV In order to prevent vertical transmission of HIV, it is critical that the perspectives and concerns of women living with HIV are meaningfully considered. Therefore, to…

By: Staff, Maternal Health Task Force This post is part of a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Tuesday marked the second day of our technical meeting Maternal health, HIV, and AIDS:…

  This post is part of a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Today marked the first day of Maternal health, HIV, and AIDS: Examining research through a programmatic lens, a technical…

Our colleagues at the Wilson Center Global Health Initiative are hosting a discussion with experts on rights-based maternity care and the intersection with family planning and HIV. The event will take place on June 11th from 3-5pm at the Wilson Center in…

By: Tamil Kendall, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Women and Health Initiative This post is the second in a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. In settings where general population HIV…

By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative; Samantha Lattof, Project Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative This post is the first in a blog series on maternal health, HIV,…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Two new studies reported on by The New York Times , document the role that stigma related to HIV/AIDS plays in dissuading women around the world from using health services during pregnancy and at delivery. One study,…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Last week’s announcement that a baby girl born HIV-positive in Mississippi had been functionally cured of the disease drew the attention of media around the world. However, the implications of this case are still unknown:…

Patience Hlengiwe Kweyama, site coordinator with mothers2mothers, recently wrote a post, HIV Positive Mothers Helping HIV Positive Mothers, for the Huffington Post’s Global Motherhood blog that describes the work of mothers2mothers as well as her role…