Why Gender Inequities Must Be Addressed to Improve Maternal Health Care
Posted onWhile some work has been done to develop gender-integrated interventions to improve the health of mothers and babies, there are still unexplored or unanswered questions about the relationship between gender and maternal health. A recent paper explored how gender dynamics—particularly gendered power relations—impact maternal health care access and utilization in eastern Uganda…read more
Men urged to embrace family planning
Posted onMale involvement key to reducing maternal and child mortality
Posted onEffectiveness of breastfeeding interventions delivered to fathers in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review
Posted onWorld Maternal Mental Health Day: Perinatal Mental Health Issues Affect Mothers, Fathers and Families
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Engaging men: A path to reducing maternal mortality rates in Ghana
Posted on‘Unless you come with your partner you will be sent back home’: Strategies used to promote male involvement in antenatal care in Southern Tanzania
Posted onWhen Home Birth Is Not a Choice
Posted onWhile advocacy efforts around home birth—typically in high-income countries—tend to center on women’s rights to choose where they will have their babies, it is important to remember that home birth is not always a choice. Particularly in low-resource settings, women sometimes deliver at home not because they want to, but because they have to…read more