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World Contraception Day is an opportunity to remember that in many parts of the world, a large gap persists between women’s reproductive intentions and their access to family planning options. Integrating family planning services into maternal health…

Reducing the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to less than 70 deaths per 100,000 live births through national reduction of MMR by two-thirds in all countries by 2030 and reducing inequities in maternal survival within and among countries will be…

One strategy that Rwanda has used to improve maternal health is engaging voluntary community health workers known as Animatrice de Santé Maternelle (ASMs). ASMs provide several services including health promotion and education, monitoring and reporting…

World Water Week is a reminder to the public health community that more than 600 million people around the globe do not have a safe water source nearby. Water, sanitation and hygiene play a crucial role in improving maternal health outcomes during…

Women and children often bear the greatest burden in the wake of natural disasters, especially when they occur in low-resource settings. Part two of our three-part series on humanitarian settings explores the effects of the 2015 Nepal earthquake on…

On 20-21 April 2016 USAID’s Translating Research into Action (TRAction) Project and the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health hosted a technical consultation on the impact of performance-based incentive programs…

“Progress in Partnership”—the first progress report on Every Woman Every Child's Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health – provides a comprehensive snapshot of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and wellbeing across the…

Erin Anastasi and colleagues recently published a paper titled, “Unmasking inequalities: Sub-national maternal and child mortality data from two urban slums in Lagos, Nigeria tells the story,” exploring the so-called "urban advantage" in maternal health.…

The International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology recently released an updated chart outlining recommendations for dosages and routes of administration for misoprostol use for several indications including medically induced abortion, clinical…

Functional health systems depend on the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of health workers. An effective maternal health workforce requires not only a sufficient number of workers, but also equitable geographic distribution,…