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By: Dr. Justine A. Kavle, ; Joseph Gaithuma, Why is the 1,000-day window critical for nutrition, health & well-being for women & children? The first 1,000 days refers to the period from conception until 2 years of age- a period of…

By Ada Ezeokoli (MHTF Research Assistant) Do pregnant women need a malaria vaccine? Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels Atinuke, a young professional in Abuja, Nigeria, was watching CNN when she saw the news that the World Health Organization…

What are women's roles in the maternal health care decision-making process in settings like India? Are women’s voices heard by their family members and caregivers? How can women be empowered in maternal health care? To answer these questions, the ALMATA…

Increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding is an effective strategy for preventing diarrhea, a leading cause of poor nutritional status and death among infants. Researchers at the Mumbai-based non-profit Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action…

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) held its annual clinical and scientific meeting in April 2018 in Austin, Texas. Presentations and conversations focused on health disparities, family planning risk management, postpartum…

Lack of access to risk-appropriate care, or the right level of care at the right time, has proven dangerous for women and infants in the United States and around the world. Regionalization of care, which is a system for the delivery of health care within…

Tiffany Lundeen, a midwife on the Preterm Birth Initiative-Rwanda team based at the University of California, San Francisco recently spoke with Yvonne Delphine Nsaba Uwera, a Rwandan midwife who serves as a master trainer of group care facilitators,…

While Ethiopia has experienced a reduction in the number of obstetric fistula cases over the last 10 years, estimating the number of women who have untreated obstetric fistula remains complex. We are closer to reaching a fistula-free Ethiopia, but there…

Any woman can develop preeclampsia after delivery, whether she experienced high blood pressure during pregnancy or not. Because the majority of deaths due to preeclampsia happen after the baby is born, it is critical that patients are advised to continue…

A critical absence from the recent “cesarean section debate” has been the long-term health impact of excessively high c-section rates—including increased risk of miscarriage, unexplained stillbirth, placenta previa, placenta accreta and abruption in…