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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: 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: Although there have been significant gains in the prevention and treatment of malaria, pregnant women and newborns remain highly vulnerable. While over 30 African…

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 “Continuum of Care” for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) includes integrated service delivery for mothers and children from pre-pregnancy…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: In Pakistan, antenatal care coverage and institutional delivery increased three folds over the past three decades, yet maternal and neonatal mortality rates…

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: The burden of perinatal depression is high globally but even higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where it is exacerbated by poverty, gender-based…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) incurs increased risk of complications during labor, poor birth outcomes, and later onset of diabetes in both mothers and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 As part of the Every Woman Every Child movement, the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities (UNCoLSC) for Women and Children has specified magnesium sulfate,…