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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New Topic Page on Family Planning Now Available
The MHTF is proud to bring you a new repository of information on family planning. Our newest topic page, “Integrating Family Planning into Maternal Health,” features an in-depth look at…
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In Indonesia, Spicy IUD TV Ads Try to Boost Long-Term Contraception
By: David J. Olson, Global Health Communications Consultant “How does it feel after you get an Andalan IUD?” a woman says in the opening line of a ground-breaking new TV…
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Call for Papers: Neglected Populations – Decreasing Inequalities & Improving Measurement in Maternal Health
By: Katie Millar, Jacquelyn Caglia and Ana Langer, MHTF The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 1st! Progress for All As a maternal health community, we have much…
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Oral Contraceptive Use Not Associated With Increased Birth Defects Risk
Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
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Save the Date: Lancet Series on Ending Preventable Stillbirths to Launch January 19
This launch, chaired by Dr Richard Horton, Lancet’s Editor-in-Chief, delivers five papers, including new UN stillbirth estimates and trends for 195 countries, as well as covering the mental health and economic effects of stillbirth, particularly on women and their families…read more
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Black Mamas Matter! Building a Human Rights Movement for Maternal Health in the U.S.
By Katrina Anderson and Pilar Herrero, Center for Reproductive Rights Today, women in the U.S. are actually more likely to die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth complications than they were two decades ago, and Black women are nearly four times more likely to die than White women. These trends are a wake-up call that rising maternal mortality and morbidity is not only an issue for women outside our borders – it is a domestic human rights crisis…read more
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New Research Calls for a Different Approach for Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage
By: Shafia Rashid, Senior Technical Advisor, Family Care International (FCI) Program of Management Sciences for Health Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard…
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AIM Program | Moving Forward to End Preventable Maternal Mortality
By Kisha D. Semenuk, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists In the United States Black women will experience 3-4x more severe maternal complications than white women and overall the majority of maternal deaths are preventable. To tackle the rising maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the United States, the Maternal-Child Health Bureau (MCHB) has funded a national maternal safety and quality improvement initiative, known as the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Program. The overarching goals of the AIM Program are to prevent 1,000 maternal deaths and 100,000 severe maternal complications in the U.S. by the end of 2018… read more
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Rethinking Business As Usual: Leveraging the Private Sector to Strengthen Maternal Health
By: Anna Bella Korbatov, Wilson Center In 2013, nearly 300,000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth. The majority of those deaths were in developing countries and entirely preventable. Much of…
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What Explains the United States’ Dismal Maternal Mortality Rates?
By: Anna Bella Korbatov, Intern, Environmental Change and Security Program, Wilson Center This post is part of “Inequities in Maternal Mortality in the U.S.,” a blog series hosted by the…