The United Nations Population Fund estimates that 1.7 million women affected by the conflict in Nigeria are of reproductive age, and some 276,000 of these women are likely to become pregnant this year. The violence has left more than 40% of health facilities either destroyed or badly damaged, and many doctors and nurses were forced to flee, creating a crisis for women who need maternal health care…read more
How Bangladesh Increased Maternal Health Care Utilization and Reduced Inequities
Posted onDespite achieving a 70% reduction in its national maternal mortality ratio between 1990 and 2015, Bangladesh has had difficulty finding solutions for geographic and socioeconomic differences in maternal death rates. A recent paper examined the impact of the Maternal and Neonatal Health Initiatives in Bangladesh program on maternal health care utilization and equity…read more
Another thing disappearing from rural America: Maternal care
Posted onWhy can’t more American women access medications for preterm birth?
Posted onAccess to obstetric services in rural counties still declining, with 9 percent losing services, 2004–14
Posted onImpact of multi-professional, scenario-based training on postpartum hemorrhage in Tanzania: A quasi-experimental, pre- vs. post-intervention study
Posted onWilson Center Event | Reaching the Farthest Behind: Facility-Level Innovations in Maternal Health
Posted onWe are excited to announce the upcoming dialogue, “Reaching the Farthest Behind: Facility-Level Innovations in Maternal Health.” The event will take place at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. (and online!) on Thursday, 14 September 2017 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm EDT. This dialogue is part of the Maternal Health Task Force’s Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health Series, in partnership with UNFPA and the Wilson Center…read more