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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Blog
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Family Planning, Reproductive Health Crucial to Zika Response, Says Chloë Cooney
“Zika has made a long-standing public health crisis impossible to ignore,” said Chloë Cooney, director of global advocacy at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in last Friday’s podcast from the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative. Read more highlights from this month’s policy dialogue on Zika in the context of sexual and reproductive health and rights…read more
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How Zika Is Shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Agenda
On April 12, in partnership with UNFPA and the Wilson Center, the Maternal Health Task Force co-hosted a dialogue on Zika and its implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Experts in global, sexual, reproductive, and maternal health convened for an engaging and timely dialogue. Panelists and speakers agreed that we must ensure that all women have substantial information to make informed decisions regarding their reproductive health. We can support all women in Zika-affected areas, regardless of their pregnancy decisions, by providing access to high quality sexual and reproductive health care…read more
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Performance-Based Incentives for Maternal Newborn Health: What Is the Role of Quality?
The Maternal Health Task Force is excited to host a technical consultation with USAID’s Translating Research into Action (TRAction) Project together with USAID and the World Bank. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, researchers, programmers, policymakers, and donors from all over the world will gather in Boston to discuss the state of the evidence of performance-based incentives’ impact on the quality of maternal newborn care…read more
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Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Life-Saving Technology for Maternal Health
No matter where a woman gives birth, quality health care must be available and accessible. In our call to recognize April 11th as International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, we must continue to protect women’s rights to essential, life-saving medicines…read more
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Maternal Health and Rights in the United States: Inequity in the Land of Plenty
The fundamental right for respectful, high quality health care should extend beyond the perinatal period to accommodate women throughout their lifespan. The intersectionality of race, gender, class and access to health care must be considered to ensure that every woman in the United States has the healthy pregnancy and birth to which she is entitled. As we celebrate and push for an International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, let’s remember that the fight for the right to health and equality begins outside the labor and delivery room. In the land of plenty, we can do better…read more
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Respect During Childbirth Is a Right, Not a Luxury
Respectful maternity care is sometimes framed as a ‘soft issue’ without the same urgency as emergency obstetric services, but the consequences of mistreatment can be serious and far-reaching. As we celebrate International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, let’s bring mistreatment of women and RMC to the forefront as an urgent priority in global health care strategies…read more
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21 New Job Opportunities in Maternal Health!
Interested in a position in maternal and reproductive health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe…read more
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Five Keys to Ensuring Sustainability of High-Impact, Scalable MNCH Programs
Luis Tam, global technical lead for maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) at Management Sciences for Health (MSH), discusses five ways to create lasting, scalable MNCH programs…read more
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Join the Call for an International Day for Maternal Health and Rights
April 11th will mark the third annual call to action for the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights. We are calling on the UN Secretary General to officially recognize this date in support of global maternal health. Please consider getting involved as we rally support for maternal health and rights! …read more
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Commemorating Luz María Soto Pizano
It is with heavy hearts that we share that a dear colleague, Luz María Soto Pizano, passed away unexpectedly last month. Luz María, known as “Luzma” among her friends, was a passionate and energetic clinician from Mexico, working tirelessly to improve the health of marginalized women in Chiapas State for most of her career. Luz María was a Young Champion for Maternal Health and participated in the 2015 Safe Mothers & Newborns Leadership Workshop. We will remember Luz María for the great light that she was…read more
