Archive: 2023

By: Els Tieneke Rieke Katmo, PhD, Lecturer in Social Agribusiness, University of Papua. Els is a gender studies scholar with a doctorate from Flinders University, Australia and an MA from the University of Indonesia.; Jenny Munro, PhD, Senior Lecturer in…

By: Dr. Sara Nam, Technical Consultant, Options Consultancy Services; Patricia Doherty, Assistant Technical Director, Options Consultancy Services It is well known that women who have a positive experience with family planning (FP) and sexual and…

By: Elnaz Guivatchian MPH MD(c), Elnaz earned her MPH in Health Promotion from the University of Southern California and is currently a second-year medical student at Wayne State University.; Lara Rostomian MS MD(c), Associate Director of the Maternal…

By: Mary Kathryn Phillips, PhD, CNM, is a retired Naval Officer. She practices midwifery at a large tertiary center in Southern California and she chairs the Nurse Midwife Advisory Committee at the California Board of Registered Nurses. In the…

By: Dr. Justine A. Kavle, ; Joseph Gaithuma, Why is the 1,000-day window critical for nutrition, health & well-being for women & children? The first 1,000 days refers to the period from conception until 2 years of age- a period of…