Midwives on the Edge—Providing Essential Care in Crisis Settings
Posted onAcross many settings, midwives are key players in the maternal health workforce. The Maternal Health Task Force recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sera Bonds, Founder/CEO of Circle of Health International, for her insight into successes, challenges and the role of midwifery in crisis settings…read more
Psychosocial factors and preterm birth among black mothers and fathers
Posted onNew Special Issue on Maternal Morbidity
Posted onThe International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics recently published an open access supplement exploring critical issues in maternal morbidity, the culmination of the multi-year undertaking led by the World Health Organization Maternal Morbidity Working Group. This special issue contains a new measurement framework, a systematic review of systematic reviews on the frequency of maternal morbidity and other key and emerging topics…read more
Insight Into Maternal Health in Humanitarian Crisis Settings
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In honor of World Refugee Day, the Maternal Health Task Force interviewed Jocelyn Finlay, a researcher investigating the provision and use of maternal health services in an urban setting and within refugee camps in Burundi. According to Finlay, “We wanted to hear about the maternal health services offered, and used, and see if the gap is generated by lack of supply or lack of demand.”…read more
Leadership workshop to improve maternal and neonatal health in Latin America and the Caribbean
Posted onCan India’s primary care facilities deliver? A cross-sectional assessment of the Indian public health system’s capacity for basic delivery and newborn services
Posted onInstitutional delivery in India, 2004–14: unravelling the equity-enhancing contributions of the public sector
Posted on2018 Monitoring Report for the Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health
Posted onThe report sets out the status of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, and on health systems and social and environmental determinants. Regional dashboards on 16 key indicators highlight where progress is being made or lagging.