Maternal Health

A new report is out today from Save the Children on the “Missing Midwives.” They identify a shortage of 350,000 midwives globally resulting in higher maternal and neonatal mortality. The report focuses on the consequences of this shortage on…

Join the George Washington University Center for Global Health to explore key areas for growth in research and implementation science relating to mhealth.   Date Tuesday, April 12 Time 12:00pm – 1:30pm Location GWU Center for…

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

The following was originally posted on Lisa Russell’s blog. It is reposted here with permission. In the last seven years of my work as a filmmaker, I’ve filmmed three short stories on a devastating women’s health issue called…

Last week, the Population Reference Bureau released The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet. The publication contains interesting findings on domestic violence, household decision making, early marriage and maternal health: The economic…

The Population Association of America Annual Meeting will be taking place later this week in Washington. Sessions with specific focuses on maternal health include “Maternal Mortality: trends and correlates” and “Maternal Mortality: Data…

Recently on the MHTF blog Raji Mohanam wrote about three days at the Non Profit Technology Conference (1, 2, 3) We announced a Maternal Health Supplies Community of Practice with PAI Emily Puckart recapped the Maternal Health Policy Dialogue …

The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia (CIESAS). MHTF is supporting their project, Evaluation of ALSO Program. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found…

The following is part of a series of project updates from mothers2mothers. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones in PMTCT. More information MHTF supported projects can be found here. mothers2mothers (m2m) continues to explore integrating…

We have a new post up today on our Medscape blog GlobalMama on new Bangladesh MMR numbers, misoprostol and PPH. In order to view the post, you must register for a free account on Medscape.