Due to popular demand, we have moved the Global Maternal Health Symposium to a larger venue in the same building, and registration is now open. The symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Maternal Health Task Force, showcase achievements in global maternal health and chart a course forward for optimizing maternal health around the world…read more
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
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula: Resource Roundup
Posted on10 Lessons From The BetterBirth Study
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The BetterBirth Program team at Ariadne Labs and partners recently led one of the world’s largest maternal newborn health trials in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Using bedside peer-coaching of birth attendants and facility managers, along with the World Health Organization’s Safe Childbirth Checklist, researchers focused on improving birth attendants’ use of basic care practices. The results showed marked improvement in care—but no reduction in mortality rates…read more
Upcoming Webinar: A Global Survey of Skilled Birth Attendants
Posted onPlease join the Fistula Community of Practice on 10 April 2018 at 9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time for a webinar sharing findings from a global survey of skilled-birth attendants (SBAs) in low- and middle-income countries. The survey examined SBAs’ training, knowledge, practices and facility environment as they relate to intrapartum and postpartum bladder care and management of prolonged/obstructed labor…read more
Induction of labor using one dose vs multiple doses of misoprostol: A randomized controlled trial
Posted onNew Report Explores Why Preventable Maternal Deaths Continue to Occur in the United States
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The new Report from Nine Maternal Mortality Review Committees provides critical data on maternal mortality in the United States, confirming that the majority of pregnancy-related deaths in the country are preventable. It includes in-depth insight into causes of death and racial disparities and highlights actionable prevention recommendations made by the Nine Committees…read more
Unlocking the Full Potential of Maternity Waiting Homes
Posted onMaternity waiting homes (MWHs) seek to reduce the distance to timely, high quality health care, which is often a major obstacle in the decision to seek care—especially for pregnant women living in rural areas. Findings from two recent studies offer three keys to unlocking the full potential of MWHs around the world…read more