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The Lancet Maternal Health Series published last month contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. In paper 1, “Diversity and divergence: The dynamic burden of…

In a recent study published in The Lancet Global Health, Kruk and colleagues used nationally representative health system surveys to examine the quality of maternal health care provided in facilities in Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda in…

Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop participant Maria Fernandez Elorriaga is the principal investigator and technical coordinator of a study investigating the use of the World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist to improve the quality…

A recent study published in PLOS One reviews the current state of evidence on a number of antenatal interventions designed to reduce adverse maternal and newborn health outcomes. The authors analyze 21 types of interventions that fall into three…

To combat preventable perinatal morbidity and mortality, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a framework for measuring and improving quality of maternal and newborn health care in facilities across the globe. The framework includes…

Between 1990 and 2015, the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) decreased by 44% under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), from 385 to 216 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Despite this progress, we fell short of the MDG target of reducing…

By María Belizán, Daniela Colaci, Agustina Mazzoni, Ezequiel García-Elorrio, Sebastián García-Martí, and Fernando Althabe, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS). This post describes field experience in Ethiopia and India that…

*The Obstetric Emergency Drills Trainer’s Manual and accompanying resources are now available in French!* The Obstetric Emergency Drills Trainer’s Manual and accompanying resources were developed by Argentina’s Institute for Clinical…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: More than 40% of maternal and new-born deaths occur in the first 24 hours after birth, reinforcing the critical need for improved maternal and newborn care on…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Despite the evidence that magnesium sulfate ( MgSO4) is the drug of choice for managing severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (SPE/E), its usage seems low in limited…