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We are excited to announce the keynote speakers for the Global Maternal Health Symposium! Please join us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Maternal Health Task Force, showcase achievements in global maternal health and chart a course forward for…

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 20, 2015 As cities become more populated and also more inequitable, ensuring access to quality health services is becoming a critical urban health challenge, in particular addressing…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: This study was conducted in two rural districts of Dhamar, Yemen to inform the development of evidence-based programming to address high rates of malnutrition,…

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…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: There is increasing interest amongst female genital fistula stakeholders to understand outcomes of fistula repair surgery as well as the contribution of…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: A 2003 situation analysis of female genital fistula in Bangladesh estimated a case load of 71000 – 100, 000 for the population of 160 million people.…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: An iatrogenic fistula is a fistula resulting from surgery performed by a medical person. In this presentation we discuss fistulas in women between bladder/ureter…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: The decision to seek facility-based birth care is fundamental to addressing global maternal morbidity and mortality. Kind and respectful maternity care is an…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Access to safe drinking water and improved hygiene are important for reducing diarrhea morbidity and mortality. A clinic-based intervention to integrate the…