Archive: Jan 2016

The MHTF is proud to present a new infographic, highlighting the United States’ shortcoming in achieving Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5), to reduce maternal mortality by 75%. In fact, not only did the U.S. not come close to reaching MDG5, but…

The MHTF is proud to bring you a new repository of information on family planning. Our newest topic page, “Integrating Family Planning into Maternal Health,” features an in-depth look at the relationship between family planning and maternal…

By: David J. Olson, Global Health Communications Consultant “How does it feel after you get an Andalan IUD?” a woman says in the opening line of a ground-breaking new TV spot in Indonesia promoting intrauterine devices to married women. “Now we can do it…

By: Katie Millar, Jacquelyn Caglia and Ana Langer, MHTF The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 1st! Progress for All As a maternal health community, we have much to celebrate as we reflect on progress made with global attention…

Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. They found that…

This launch, chaired by Dr Richard Horton, Lancet’s Editor-in-Chief, delivers five papers, including new UN stillbirth estimates and trends for 195 countries, as well as covering the mental health and economic effects of stillbirth, particularly on women…

By Katrina Anderson and Pilar Herrero, Center for Reproductive Rights Today, women in the U.S. are actually more likely to die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth complications than they were two decades ago, and Black women are nearly four times more…

By: Shafia Rashid, Senior Technical Advisor, Family Care International (FCI) Program of Management Sciences for Health Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)—excessive, uncontrolled bleeding during or after childbirth—is the leading cause of maternal death around…