Profiles of Maternal and Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Conflict in Syria
Women and children living in conflict or post-conflict settings are particularly vulnerable. The collapse of health infrastructure, issues related to gender-based violence and a lack of access to high quality health care—particularly during pregnancy and delivery—is having devastating consequences for maternal and newborn health in Syria.
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Adolescent Health Barriers to Health Care Access Commodities Crises & Conflict Settings Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Family Planning Gender-based Violence Health Systems Human Resources for Health Intrapartum Care Maternal Mortality Monitoring & Evaluation Newborn Health Policy & Advocacy Postnatal/Postpartum Care Quality of Care Reproductive Health Social Determinants
Profiles of Maternal and Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: 2015 Nepal Earthquake
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 maternal and newborn health...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Barriers to Health Care Access Breastfeeding Cesarean Section Community-based Care Crises & Conflict Settings Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Facility-based Births Gender-based Violence Health Systems Maternal Mental Health Social Determinants
Profiles of Maternal and Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Ebola Virus Outbreak
Humanitarian crises—defined as events or series of events that represent a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people—present unique challenges for women and children. This three-part series will explore maternal and newborn health issues through the lens of three humanitarian settings, starting with an example of an infectious disease outbreak...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Antenatal Care Barriers to Health Care Access Cesarean Section Commodities Community-based Care Crises & Conflict Settings Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Facility-based Births Family Planning Gender-based Violence Health Systems Human Resources for Health Infectious Disease Intrapartum Care Monitoring & Evaluation Newborn Health Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care Social Determinants