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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Countdown to 2015 for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival is a global movement to track, stimulate and support country progress and accountability towards…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Ms. Iversen will outline how multi-sector convenings, innovative evidence-based advocacy strategies, strong non-technical messaging, and a change in narrative –…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Our long-term goal is to improve maternal-infant outcomes in low-resource settings by improving quality of antenatal care (ANC). In the US, CenteringPregnancy…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be responsible for up to 15% of maternal mortality worldwide. While there is no evidence that pregnancy increases the likelihood…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age globally. Pregnant or postpartum women living with HIV have an estimated eight times…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: The day of birth is a high-risk time for both mothers and newborns with 40% of maternal and newborn deaths occurring on the day of birth. Delivery of a minimum…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: As the deadline nears, many countries are still struggling to scale-up interventions in pursuit of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. While we know…

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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 What the feel of adolescent health today needs crucially is a unified platform that allows countries to come together and pursue a contextually-relevant common agenda on…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 To facilitate a healthy transition from adolescent to adulthood, three key interventions are vitally important: 1. health education including comprehensive sexuality…