Maternal Health

On My Own...
By: Anna Dion, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Anna Dion, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about her…

Making HIV Part of the Conversation
By: Sara Al-Lamki, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Sara Al-Lamki, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about…

Creating Usable Systems
By: Julianne Parker, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Julianne Parker , one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging…

Career Choices
By: Peris Wakesho, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Peris Wakesho, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about…

Women's Time
By: Carolina Damásio, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Carolina Damásio, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging…

A Butterfly Fresh from a Cocoon...
By: Hellen Kotlolo, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Hellen Kotlolo, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging…

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes...Making the Move to Peru
By: Seth Cochran, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Seth Cochran, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. He will be blogging about his…

Celebrating International Day of the Midwife
May 5th is the International Day of the Midwife, a “day is to celebrate midwifery and to bring awareness of the importance of midwives’ work to as many people as possible.” Since the late 1980s the celebration has been taking place, and in recent…

Obstetric Fistula: How Far We've Come and Where We Need to Go
By: Isaiah Ndong, MD, MPH, Vice President for Programs, EngenderHealth The following was originally posted on the Global Health Magazine blog. It is reposted here with permission Throughout the 80s and much of the 90s, I practiced medicine in…

Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action
Earlier today, USAID and Johnson & Johnson, launched a new mhealth initiative focusing on maternal health, with support from the UN Foundation, the mHealth Alliance, and BabyCenter LLC. The Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) “will work…