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We are excited to announce the upcoming dialogue, "Humanitarian Response in Urban Settings: Meeting the Maternal and Newborn Health Needs of Displaced Persons." The event will take place at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. (and online!) on…

Ensuring that women receive high quality, respectful maternity care is essential, but designing and implementing indicators to accurately measure women’s experiences can be challenging. Professor Saraswathi Vedam and colleagues recently published two…

Although the literature on violations of respectful maternity care principles around the globe is substantial, there have been relatively few studies conducted in the Nigerian context. A recent systematic review in PLOS One examined the quantitative and…

In recent years, demand-side financial incentives have been increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries in an effort to address the well-documented economic barriers to maternal health care access and utilization. A recent systematic review…

To mark International Day of the Midwife, the Maternal Health Task Force’s Sarah Hodin interviewed Geeta Lal, a maternal health expert who coordinates the Global Midwifery Programme at the United Nations Population Fund...read more

Earlier this month, global health experts (and students aspiring to be experts) from around the world gathered for a series of presentations, panels and posters at the 2017 Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference in Washington, D.C. The…

We are excited to announce the upcoming dialogue, "Too Much Too Soon: Addressing Over-Intervention in Maternity Care." The event will take place at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. (and online!) on Monday, 24 April 2017 from 11:00am - 1:00pm. This…

On World Tuberculosis Day, we call on the global reproductive and maternal health community to unite in our efforts to end tuberculosis and improve maternal newborn health around the world. The Maternal Health Task Force has compiled key research and…

A recent study published by Sharma and colleagues assessed the quality of maternal health services in Kenyan facilities and the relationship between quality of care and poverty...read more

Below are the most frequently asked questions about global maternal health that the Maternal Health Task Force receives. Do you have a question that you think should be added to this list? Send us an email with your question. What is maternal health?…