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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…
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…