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By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative There are an estimated 50,000 deaths a year from eclampsia. In a recent presentation, “Promoting Improvements in Maternal Morality in Nigeria,” Judith…

Our colleagues at MCHIP recently completed the 2nd annual survey of national programs aimed at managing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (PE/E). The survey included countries from several regions and focused on USAID priority…

Access to high quality antenatal and postnatal care is essential to reducing complications for both mother and fetus in pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. This field is heavily reliant on both the structure of healthcare systems and larger health…

Both communicable and non-communicable diseases can threaten the health of mother and fetus during pregnancy and postpartum. Therefore, there is a constant need for more research into the interaction between disease and pregnancy, particularly for…

By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force This post is the second in a two-part series exploring the potential and realized impact of the COVID-19 on maternal health. The first post focused on the United States, while…

Using a human-centered design approach, Management Sciences for Health and partners recently developed a group antenatal care model that meets the needs of young women, adolescent girls and health care providers in Kenya...read more

Developing effective strategies to prevent excessive weight gain in women of childbearing age before, during and after pregnancy is critical to preventing obesity-related maternal and newborn health complications...read more

Recent research published in PLOS ONE focuses on non-communicable illness during pregnancy and its impact on women and their children. Read highlights from the latest collection in partnership with the Maternal Health Task Force, “Non-Communicable…

On 23 March 2015, the Wilson Center Maternal Health Initiative convened this dialogue, in partnership with the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The world is about to hit a “turning point” in…

On 2 November 2017, Otilia Perichart-Perera joined the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) for a panel discussion about noncommunicable diseases and maternal health. Later, she sat down with the MHTF’s Sarah Hodin to talk more about the issues she raised…