Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health Series

By: Anna Bella Korbatov, Wilson Center In 2013, nearly 300,000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth. The majority of those deaths were in developing countries and entirely preventable. Much of the effort towards reducing this number has been…

By: Anna Bella Korbatov, Intern, Environmental Change and Security Program, Wilson Center This post is part of “Inequities in Maternal Mortality in the U.S.,” a blog series hosted by the MHTF. On the world stage, the United States is an outlier…

Join us in Washington, D.C. at the Wilson Center (and online!) next Thursday, November 19 from 10a-12p EST to hear from experts from the federal to local level about what is driving the rising maternal mortality ratio and why African American women are…

The Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, held in Mexico City from October 18-21, will provide a forum to identify, understand, and respond to the most urgent health needs of mothers and newborns. The hope is that it will accelerate momentum for…

By: Schuyler Null, Editor, New Security Beat In the long term, improving maternal and child health is as critical to national security as any problem in Pakistan today, said a panel of experts including Minister of National Health Services Saira Afzal…

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, September 17th, from 3:30 – 5 pm EST at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. and online for the policy dialogue, Leveraging the Private Sector to Strengthen Maternal Health, which will discuss the expanding…

In May 1855, Dr. James Marion Sims opened the first obstetric fistula hospital in New York City. Just 40 years later, it closed, reflecting a sharp decline in maternal morbidity rates in the United States and other Western countries. The Waldorf Astoria…

This Wilson Center event, Restoring Hope and Dignity: New Developments and Best Practices in Addressing Maternal Morbidities, supported by the MHTF, will feature a panel presentation of the newest data and best practices from those who work most closely…

By: Linnea Bennett, Intern, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center This blog post originally appeared on NewSecurityBeat.org The world is about to hit a “turning point” in maternal and newborn health, said Laura Laski,…

In high-income countries, as many as 10 to 15 percent of women experience depression, anxiety, or other non-psychotic mental health challenges during pregnancy or the year after giving birth. In developing countries, the chances rise to 16 percent of…