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Improving Culturally Appropriate Care in Guatemala: The Role of Comadronas and Parteras
By: Yeeun Lee, Master’s Student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force
Indigenous Peoples make up 43% of the Guatemalan population yet they disproportionately represent 66% of all…
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe.
Africa
Project Director, USAID M-RITE; PATH; DR Congo…
Women’s rights are human rights! End fistula now!
By: Erin Anastasi, Coordinator, Campaign to End Fistula & Technical Specialist – SRH at UNFPA HQ (NY) & Ms. Kevin Nalubwama, Fistula Expert Client (Uganda) and Consultant (Operation Fistula)
No person can be free until all persons are…
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe.
Africa
Regional Humanitarian Advisor; IPPF; Tunisia
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Expanding Access to Doula Care: Best Practices for State Legislation
By: Sarah Hodin Krinsky, MPH, CD (DONA), LCCE National Senior Manager, Maternal Newborn Health Programs, Steward Health Care Network and Christina Gebel, MPH
Much has happened since we wrote the first blog in this series,…
How can measurement drive accountability in maternal and newborn health?
By: Emily Gerson, Undergraduate Student at George Washington University and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force
Every day, over 800 women die during pregnancy or childbirth due to preventable causes. Despite global advancements in health…
Supporting Black Pregnant and Parenting People’s Mental Health during COVID-19: An interview with Dr. Alexis Lighten Wesley
By: Sherine Andreine Powerful, MPH, Doctor of Public Health candidate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force
The absence of research reflecting Black birthing people’s efforts to secure…
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
By: Staff, Maternal Health Task Force
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe.
Africa
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What Role do Birth Certificates Play in the Global Fight for Gender Equality?
By: Caroline Kinsella, Advocacy and Communications Intern, White Ribbon Alliance
Today, an estimated one billion people around the world have no record that they exist. This hidden human rights abuse has ramifications across all…
New Blog Series: Examining the “big questions” in maternal health measurement
By: Staff, Maternal Health Task Force
In the fight to end preventable maternal mortality worldwide, measurement may not be the most pressing task on every maternal health professional’s mind. However, without relevant, useful, and valid measures,…