Archive: 2016

The skilled birth attendant (SBA) indicator may measure coverage, but it does not necessarily measure quality of care. Perhaps for labor and delivery care, we should shift our focus from who is there and where it happens to what is being done and…

In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched new guidance on the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections of the mother during the peripartum period. To review the 20 recommendations and learn how these evidence-based guidelines were…

The Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference gathered more than 1,000 policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and advocates from all over the world to discuss existing challenges in reaching under-served women and practical solutions. “Quality,…

Effectively scaling up midwifery care will help reduce maternal mortality and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, but midwives need the support of the enabling environment. In honor of International Day of the Midwife, we sat down with Rima…

The Women Deliver Conference offers a unique opportunity for researchers, advocates, and maternal health professionals to learn from each other as we pave the way for meeting the SDGs. Come to the following MHTF-supported events to join in our…

As we celebrate International Day of the Midwife on May 5th, now is an especially important time to acknowledge midwives for their hard work in ensuring the health of women and newborns before, during, and after childbirth. Read our resource roundup to…

“It’s not about counting how many times a mother interacts with antenatal services or comes to the facility. But it’s what happens in these encounters that matters," said Dr. Mariam Claeson, the director of maternal newborn and child health at the Bill…

Given the growing evidence of Zika’s connection to birth defects, it is imperative to provide all women – pregnant or not – the health care they need, said a panel of women’s health advocates and experts at the Wilson Center on April 12. Missed the…

On April 13, in partnership with UNFPA and the Wilson Center, the Maternal Health Task Force co-hosted a policy dialogue to review priorities, evaluate progress, and reignite efforts in the maternal newborn health field. The discussion served as a…

“Zika has made a long-standing public health crisis impossible to ignore,” said Chloë Cooney, director of global advocacy at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in last Friday's podcast from the Wilson Center's Maternal Health Initiative. Read…