Maternal Health

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Last Thursday, February 4, 2016, global and maternal health experts gathered in the Leadership Studio at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss the status and imperatives of maternal newborn health. The seminar, Global Maternal Newborn…

The MHTF is proud to present a new infographic, highlighting the United States’ shortcoming in achieving Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5), to reduce maternal mortality by 75%. In fact, not only did the U.S. not come close to reaching MDG5, but…

The MHTF is proud to bring you a new repository of information on family planning. Our newest topic page, “Integrating Family Planning into Maternal Health,” features an in-depth look at the relationship between family planning and maternal…

By: Katie Millar, Jacquelyn Caglia and Ana Langer, MHTF The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 1st! Progress for All As a maternal health community, we have much to celebrate as we reflect on progress made with global attention…

This launch, chaired by Dr Richard Horton, Lancet’s Editor-in-Chief, delivers five papers, including new UN stillbirth estimates and trends for 195 countries, as well as covering the mental health and economic effects of stillbirth, particularly on women…

By: Anna Bella Korbatov, Intern, Environmental Change and Security Program, Wilson Center This post is part of “Inequities in Maternal Mortality in the U.S.,” a blog series hosted by the MHTF. On the world stage, the United States is an outlier…

By Elizabeth Dawes Gay. Last month, over a thousand people gathered in Mexico City for the Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference. Much of the discourse centered on improving health care for mothers and babies, as it tends to both globally and…

By: Jody Lori, Associate Dean for Global Affairs & Director of the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center, University of Michigan The Maternal and Newborn Health Conference in Mexico City was motivating, energizing, and stimulated lots of conversation…

By: Aparajita Gogoi, Executive Director, CEDPA India and National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance India; Priya Agrawal, Executive Director, Merck for Mothers When women discover they are pregnant, they often turn to a small, trusted group of family…