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Who decides what matters in maternal and newborn health measurement?
By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force
“What gets measured is what matters.” This saying raises the question: who decides what matters? Establishing global targets and strategies can help countries galvanize…
Pregnancy-associated deaths will increase in the COVID-19 era
By: Kathryn Mishkin, DrPH, MPH, MA, Associate Director of Evaluation, March of Dimes; Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, Chief Medical & Health Officer, SVP, March of Dimes; Roland Estrella, MS, MBA, Senior Director of Science, Data, and Evaluation,…
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
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Officer;…
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.
Europe
Technical Officer, Global HIV, Hepatitis and…
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.
Europe
Policy Adviser, Nursing and Midwifery; World…
Why Is Maternal Health So White? A Look at the Underrepresentation of People of Color in Maternal Health Research and Practice
By: Colette Rector, MPH Candidate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Graduate Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force
In the past year, the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd have galvanized a…
Too Many New Moms Lack Access to Health Coverage in the United States
By: Colette Rector, MPH Candidate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Graduate Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force
Far too often, the most medically vulnerable in our society lack access to affordable health coverage and…
Terminating Pregnancy During a Pandemic – The Case for Telemedicine
By: Emily Gerson, Undergraduate Student at George Washington University and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force
The COVID-19 pandemic has required health care facilities to reimagine the provision of healthcare services, forcing them to…
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
Technical Officer (Reproductive Health); World…
How COVID-19 Threatens Maternal and Child Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force
This post is the second in a two-part series exploring the potential and realized impact of the COVID-19 on maternal health. The first post focused on the United States, while…