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Raising Awareness About Maternal Infections: A Conversation with Dr. Vanessa Brizuela
By: Vanessa Brizuela, DrPH, Consultant, World Health Organization
We sat down with Vanessa Brizuela, DrPH, to learn more about her recent research project related to global maternal infections. Dr. Brizuela completed her DELTA project on the development…
LARC Programs Should Implement Reproductive Justice-Informed Practices
By: Staff, Maternal Health Task Force
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs), which include injectables, implants such as the Nexplanon, and intrauterine devices (IUDs), are the most effective contraceptives on the market, partially because they…
Accuracy of Maternal Mortality Rates and Updated NCHS Methodologies: Data Quality Matters
By: Alison Dingwall, Principal Social Behavioral Scientist, MITRE; Rachel Mayer, Senior Health Systems Analyst, MITRE; Samuel Volkin, Healthcare Policy Analyst, MITRE
Alison Dingwall
Rachel Mayer
Samuel Volkin
Maternal mortality is a growing…
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
Liberia Country Manager, Accelerator –…
Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, We Must Remember Maternal Health
By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force
This post is the first of a two-part series exploring the potential and realized impact of the COVID-19 on maternal health. While this post focuses on the United States,…
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
Provincial Coordinator, Sexual, Reproductive,…
Want U.S. families to choose breastfeeding? Stop pretending it’s easy
By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force
In 2018, breastfeeding rates in the United States increased, according to the annually released CDC Breastfeeding Report Card. The percentage of babies still breastfeeding at 6…
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
Analyst, Sexual and Reproductive Health;…
Child Marriage, Mental Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Syrian and Jordanian Adolescents: An Interview with Jewel Gausman
Jewel Gausman, Areej Othman, Iqbal Lutfi Hamad, Maysoon Dabobe, Insaf Daas, Abeer Shaheen, and Ana Langer are currently conducting qualitative research studies on how conflict affects community norms that impact adolescents’ sexual and reproductive…
Child Marriage, Mental Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Syrian and Jordanian Adolescents: An Interview with Jewel Gausman
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
Jewel Gausman, Areej Othman, Iqbal Lutfi Hamad, Maysoon Dabobe, Insaf Daas,…