On World Sepsis Day, Let’s Focus on Mothers and Newborns
13 September is World Sepsis Day, an opportunity for the global health community to recognize the burden of this morbidity and build momentum for prompt action. Sepsis, which is a result of the body’s response to infection, is responsible for roughly 11% of maternal deaths and 8% of newborn deaths worldwide...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Maternal Mortality Newborn Health Policy & Advocacy SDG Sepsis
A Little Respect: Improving Maternity Care
In a webinar hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force and Ariadne Labs, speakers discussed the importance of respectful maternity care (RMC) and strategies for integrating RMC principles into quality improvement initiatives globally...read more
Categories: Cross-post Quality of Maternal Health Care Respectful Maternity Care Series
Topics: Education Facility-based Births Gender-based Violence Health Systems Human Resources for Health Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care Respectful Maternity Care Social Determinants
Statement on Maternal Sepsis
Categories: Advocacy Materials Reports
Topics: Maternal Morbidity Maternal Mortality Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care SDG Sepsis
From the Archives | Giving Birth Without Clean Water
World Water Week is a reminder to the public health community that more than 600 million people around the globe do not have a safe water source nearby. Water, sanitation and hygiene play a crucial role in improving maternal health outcomes during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum...read more
Categories: Maternal Health
Topics: Commodities Facility-based Births Health Systems Infectious Disease Intrapartum Care Maternal Mortality Newborn Health Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care SDG Social Determinants