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Since 2008, MHTF has remained committed to amplifying important research and critical insights in maternal health. Explore our Blog to learn from professionals about an array of topics in global maternal health.
Dr. Anete Muxlhanga’s Mission: Local, Data-Driven Solutions for Maternal Health in Mozambique
Mozambique faces significant maternal health challenges, compounded by ongoing conflict and a recent surge in political instability. The maternal mortality rate remains high at 127 deaths per 100,000 live births, far above global averages. Women of…
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here are positions open for applications in December 2024.…
Where Did My Midwife Go?
Ariel Bernstein, MPH, CPM is a midwife in the US having practiced in 4 different states before she received her Masters in Public Health in global health from Harvard University. She is passio1nate about expanding the role of midwives worldwide and…
Meeting the target but missing the point: The politics of childbirth data
Pressure to meet targets to improve health outcomes for women and their babies can have unintended negative consequences.
Rose, one of two nurse-midwives on duty in a hospital labour ward in Southern Tanzania, slumps down into a chair and lets out a…
- Six years to the SDG deadline: Six actions to reduce unacceptably high maternal, newborn and child deaths and stillbirths | WHO, ENAP, EPMM and CSA | May 2024
- Appropriate Storage and Management of Oxytocin – a Key Commodity for Maternal Health | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA | March 2019
- Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement | US Preventive Task Force | February 2019