Maternal Health

As a space where individuals gather and spend significant amounts of time, workplaces can serve as an efficient, underutilized platform and safe environment for impacting employees' health. Recent initiatives aim to improve access to family planning,…

Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up maternal health job and internship opportunities from around the globe...read more

Reliable health information systems and audit tools allow us to monitor patients' health, identify warning signs, and prevent complications. The Maternal Health Innovations Fund, an MHTF project, recently supported several projects in collaboration with…

This summer, the Maternal Health Task Force will support eight students at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health as they apply their skills and knowledge to internships in maternal health. Project topics include maternal mental health, health…

The sharp and sustained focus on maternal health over the last 30 years has resulted in a global decline in maternal mortality, but our work on maternal health is far from over. It is time to revisit our approach to maternal health needs so that we can…

While improving access to maternal and newborn health services is fundamental in reducing the global maternal and neonatal mortality ratios and meeting the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, strengthening quality of care is an equally important…

Facilitating access to quality care is the crux of improving maternal and newborn health. The Maternal Health Innovations Fund, an MHTF project, recently supported several projects in collaboration with The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease…

Recent research conducted by the Maternal Health Task Force, along with colleagues from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), Instituto de Cooperación Social Integrare (ICS Integrare), University of…

By: Jacquelyn Caglia, Deputy Director of Administration & Operations, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The 2016 International Conference on Family Planning, convened in Nusa Dua, Indonesia in late January,…

By: Estefania Santamaria Flores, Research Assistant, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health While availability of contraceptive methods and integration of family planning services into maternal health programs are keys to…