Rural/urban and socioeconomic differentials in quality of antenatal care in Ghana
Posted on‘What women want’: Using image theory to develop expectations of maternity care framework
Posted onWomen, Girls and Universal Health Coverage: Who Is Accountable?
Posted onThe burden of ensuring safe delivery does not fall solely on the shoulders of women and girls, but falls on all of us. Whether we are policymakers, service providers, development workers, husbands, fathers or mothers-in-law, we can all make a difference. It is our responsibility to do so. As a society, we owe it to women to ensure they have a safe delivery and access to family planning information and services… read more
Ten Arguments for Why Gender Should Be a Central Focus for Universal Health Coverage Advocates
Posted onTeaching nurses how to speak up — And speak gently
Posted onAchieving the goal of the London Summit on Family Planning by adhering to voluntary, rights-based family planning: What can we learn from past experiences with coercion?
Posted onEliminating preventable HIV-related maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: What do we need to know?
Posted onDisrespect and abuse during childbirth in Tanzania: Are women living with HIV more vulnerable?
Posted onLaunch of Translating Research into Practice Series: Reflections From MHTF-PLOS Collection Authors
Posted onOver the last three years, the MHTF has partnered with PLoS to put together an annual collection on maternal health. These open-access collections were curated with the goal of increasing access to comprehensive research to global maternal health practitioners who may not have access to subscription-only journals. In order to evaluate the impact of these collections, we now launch the Translating Research into Practice Series. To create this series, we’ve followed up with authors from these collections to reflect back on their research and what has happened in terms of practice, policy, and further research since their publication. Follow this series over the next few weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays to hear the authors’ first-hand reflections and how research can be leveraged to create sustainable change… read more