Maternal Health Task Force
The Maternal Health Task Force strives to create a strong, well-informed and collaborative community of individuals focused on ending preventable maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide.
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Declining Fertility Rates, Growing Concerns: Where Does Maternal and Child Health Fit In?
A Changing Landscape Since 2007, the U.S. fertility rate has declined by nearly 23%, and experts expect this trend to continue (Adashi et al., 2026; Hamilton et al., 2026). Public…
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Transforming Maternal Health in Ethiopia’s Pastoralist Communities: Lessons from South Omo
Access to skilled maternal care remains one of the most persistent inequalities in global health. In Ethiopia’s remote South Omo Zone, where pastoralist communities live across vast, rugged terrain, traditional…
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Bearing Witness: Researcher Emotion and Ethical Reflexivity in Adolescent Maternal Health Research
By: Amber Hussain; Tanya Park; Zahid Memon; Salima Meherali As a PhD student working in maternal and adolescent health, I have often found myself not just collecting data but sitting with…
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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard Chan School
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Dr. Anete Muxlhanga’s Mission: Local, Data-Driven Solutions for Maternal Health in Mozambique
Mozambique faces significant maternal health challenges, compounded by ongoing conflict and a recent surge in political instability. The maternal mortality rate remains high at 127 deaths per 100,000 live births,…
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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here…
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Where Did My Midwife Go?
Ariel Bernstein, MPH, CPM is a midwife in the US having practiced in 4 different states before she received her Masters in Public Health in global health from Harvard University….
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Meeting the target but missing the point: The politics of childbirth data
Pressure to meet targets to improve health outcomes for women and their babies can have unintended negative consequences. Rose, one of two nurse-midwives on duty in a hospital labour ward…
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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here…