Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS Series

By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) is pleased to announce the publication of a themed supplement to the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency…

By: Donald Borenstein, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center This post was originally posted on the New Security Beat, the blog of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The post highlights…

By: Tamil Kendall, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Women and Health Initiative Globally, HIV and complications of childbearing are the leading causes of death among women of reproductive age. The epicenter of poor maternal health outcomes associated…

By: Ann Starrs, President and Co-Founder, Family Care International   Two years ago, in July 2011, UNAIDS  launched a joint initiative with PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, to help achieve the goal of an AIDS-free…

By: Janet M. Turan, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Maternal and Child Health Concentration, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham Pregnant women living with HIV often experience…

In sub-Saharan African settings where HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of maternal mortality, infectious diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, pneumonia, and sepsis have largely surpassed obstetric causes as main causes of maternal mortality.  In a study…

By: Sonia Haerizadeh, Law Fellow, International Community of Women Living with HIV In order to prevent vertical transmission of HIV, it is critical that the perspectives and concerns of women living with HIV are meaningfully considered. Therefore, to…

By: Staff, Maternal Health Task Force This post is part of a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Tuesday marked the second day of our technical meeting Maternal health, HIV, and AIDS:…

Our colleagues at the Wilson Center Global Health Initiative are hosting a discussion with experts on rights-based maternity care and the intersection with family planning and HIV. The event will take place on June 11th from 3-5pm at the Wilson Center in…

By: Tamil Kendall, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Women and Health Initiative This post is the second in a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. In settings where general population HIV…