Archive: Mar 2014

Written by: Mamaye.org At MamaYe we believe that all mothers and their babies deserve respectful care. We also think that midwives, nurses, doctors and other healthworkers are heroes and heroines whose hard work should be celebrated. MamaYe…

One aspect of the Maternal Health Task Force’s mission is to increase access to critical maternal health information and evidence. We know that language can be a barrier to access, especially since the scientific literature is primarily in English. As…

One year ago, The Lancet published “A Manifesto for Maternal Health post-2015,” co-authored by Ana Langer, Richard Horton, and Guerino Chalamilla. The manifesto incorporates ideas—including women-centered care, respectful care, sustainability,…

The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and Save the Children invite you to nominate an exceptional midwife who works in maternal and newborn care in low-resource settings. All women need access to antenatal care in pregnancy and skilled…

By: Vishal Kapoor, Portfolio Manager, Dasra In late 2011, the Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA), a Mumbai-based non-profit, embarked on an ambitious journey. Their goal was to reduce the incidence of malnutrition amongst…

By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Continuing the celebration of the one-year anniversary of the “Manifesto for Maternal Health,” this post showcases the work of Jhpiego to improve…

By: Isabella Danel, MD, MS, the CDC Division of Reproductive Health This post originally appeared on the CDC’s Our Global Voices blog. Maternal health has improved in most regions of the world, with far fewer women dying during pregnancy…

The Wilson Center will host another fantastic event within their Maternal Health Initiative program on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Programs as a Strategy to Advance Maternal Health.  The event will highlight the intersection of access to quality…

By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Continuing the celebration of the one-year anniversary of the “Manifesto for Maternal Health,” this post showcases the work of the University of…

By: Leilani Hastings, Conference Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Last week, BMC International Health and Human Rights published an article by Hammonds and Ooms entitled, “The emergence of a global right to health norm…