Maternal Health

Reducing Newborn Deaths by Targeting Adolescent Mothers

Last week, Save the Children published a report entitled, “Ending Newborn Deaths.” The report highlights the need to concentrate on the reduction of newborn deaths as it lags behind the efforts of those tackling <5 deaths.  The report calls on…

Special Issues of Two Journals Focus on Dimensions of Maternal Health

By Sarah Blake, MHTF Two journals, the American Journal of Public Health and the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health have recently published special issues that compile new research and commentary on maternal health. The articles collected in the…

A Place for Mothers in the Every Newborn Action Plan

By: Alison Chatfield, Project Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative; Annie Kearns, Project Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative The past year has seen a great deal of momentum around the Every…

Improving Maternal Health Through Universal Health Coverage

Next Thursday, February 20th, the Woodrow Wilson Center will be hosting an event on Improving Maternal Health Through Universal Health Coverage, where the speakers will present evidence from Afghanistan, Mexico, Rwanda, and Thailand, which: …