Archive: May 2015

The State of the World's Mothers 2015 report, which focuses on the disadvantages of being poor in an urban setting, finds that in most developing countries, the poorest urban children are at least twice as likely to die as the richest urban children... …

by Tezeta Tulloch, Communications Manager at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University What happens when a mother dies? In the West, the most ready and obvious answer is grief - the harrowing emotional and psychological toll of…

Today, May 5, is the International Day of the Midwife. This is an opportunity for the global community to come together to recognize the incredible impact midwives have on maternal and newborn health and decreasing mortality. Want to know more about what…

For women living with obstetric fistula who constantly leak urine or feces, the opportunity to undergo surgical repair can be life-changing. However, treatment itself can bring many challenges, including a long post-operative recuperation in the…

The European Commission seeks your input through a scoping survey in preparation of a high-level conference and the launch of an inducement prize on maternal and newborn health. Read more about the survey...