Maternal Health

Earlier this month, global health experts (and students aspiring to be experts) from around the world gathered for a series of presentations, panels and posters at the 2017 Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference in Washington, D.C. The…

We are excited to announce the upcoming dialogue, "Too Much Too Soon: Addressing Over-Intervention in Maternity Care." The event will take place at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. (and online!) on Monday, 24 April 2017 from 11:00am - 1:00pm. This…

On World Health Day (and every day), the Maternal Health Task Force would like to thank all who work to improve maternal newborn health worldwide. In this month's job roundup, we are featuring positions at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,…

The Maternal Health Task Force was thrilled to participate in the 2017 Institutionalizing Community Health Conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 27 March - 30 March. Read 5 key takeaways for maternal health...read more

Last month, nearly 50 researchers, practitioners and advocates from across India, and a few from beyond its borders, gathered to discuss strategies for improving maternal health at the new Mumbai outpost of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…

As suggested by the ground-breaking 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration, integrating maternal, newborn and child health services into primary health care can be an effective strategy for reducing health inequities—particularly socioeconomic and geographic…

On World Tuberculosis Day, we call on the global reproductive and maternal health community to unite in our efforts to end tuberculosis and improve maternal newborn health around the world. The Maternal Health Task Force has compiled key research and…

World Water Day is a reminder to the public health community that more than 600 million people around the globe do not have a safe water source nearby. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) play a crucial role in improving maternal health outcomes during…

While lack of access to health care has certainly contributed to maternal and infant death in the Black community, it doesn’t account for the extreme racial disparities seen in pregnancy-related outcomes. A growing body of evidence indicates that social,…

All women deserve respectful, culturally sensitive, women-centered care that takes into account how, where and with whom they want to receive maternal health care. In order to ensure that this happens, health systems must meet women where they are—both…