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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Maternal death surveillance and response (MDSR), promotes routine identification of maternal deaths linking health information system and quality improvement…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Our long-term goal is to improve maternal-infant outcomes in low-resource settings by improving quality of antenatal care (ANC). In the US, CenteringPregnancy…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Nomads constitute a hard-to-reach population. Effective Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) is dependent on…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: World Health Organization guidelines for focused antenatal care (ANC) recommend a minimum of four ANC visits during pregnancy. From 2008-2014, the Mothers and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Jhpiego has been committed to assisting governments to meet Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, and 6 and believes they – and health goals beyond – will only…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be responsible for up to 15% of maternal mortality worldwide. While there is no evidence that pregnancy increases the likelihood…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age globally. Pregnant or postpartum women living with HIV have an estimated eight times…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: The burden of perinatal depression is high globally but even higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where it is exacerbated by poverty, gender-based…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 To facilitate a healthy transition from adolescent to adulthood, three key interventions are vitally important: 1. health education including comprehensive sexuality…

Join us in Washington, D.C. at the Wilson Center (and online!) next Thursday, November 19 from 10a-12p EST to hear from experts from the federal to local level about what is driving the rising maternal mortality ratio and why African American women are…