Maternal Health

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By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health For the first time, the world has international standards for both fetal growth and newborn size. These standards have been developed by a…

Luna Maya is a midwife-run birth center in Chiapas, Mexico. This the second part of a two-part edited conversation with its director, Cris Alonso. To read the first part of this interview click here. Q. What have been some of the primary…

Luna Maya is a midwife-run birth center in Chiapas, Mexico. It was created in 2004 through a MacArthur Foundation (MAF) statewide initiative to reduce maternal mortality in Chiapas. Despite many years of interventions and investment, the maternal…

By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Ebola’s victims are not just the people it infects, and eventually kills, but anyone who needs to access the health system in Sierra Leona,…

There are a lot of exciting new positions in maternal health that opened up this month. Check out the listing below: CARE: Senior Advisor,Gender Justice ProgramAmman, Jordan The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Senior Program Officer, Maternal…

By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dr. Ana Langer, Director of the Women and Health Initiative, presents at the meeting Adolescent maternal health, a subject of renewed…

How often do we talk about men when we talk about maternal and newborn health? Not very often. But we know they play an integral role to the health of the mother, newborn, and family. Join a Google+ Hangout with Girls’ Globe, Promundo, MenCare and…

By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative There are an estimated 50,000 deaths a year from eclampsia. In a recent presentation, “Promoting Improvements in Maternal Morality in Nigeria,” Judith…

By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health This week is World Breastfeeding Week! At the MHTF, we love breastfeeding because it not only saves lives, but is also a great example of maternal…