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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Why Are Women and Newborns Still Not Getting the Care They Need?
By: Katie Millar, Senior Project Manager, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health It is well accepted that midwives are well-positioned to save women and newborn’s…
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Strengthening Midwifery in Mexico and Meeting Women Where They Are
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The panel discussion on Mexico’s ongoing efforts to strengthen midwifery began with an introduction from Paloma Bonfil of the Interdisciplinary Group on Women, Work and…
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New Guidelines for Postnatal Care: a Long Way to Go to Ensure Equity
By: Katie Millar, Senior Project Manager, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministries of Health of Sri…
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Safe Abortion Information and Services Are Critical for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality
By: Kelsey Holt, Senior Project Manager, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Pregnant women who do not wish to—or aren’t able to—carry pregnancies to term…
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The Power of Listening, Not Just Counting
By: Kate Ramsey, Columbia University AMDD Last week, a report of a horrifying incident in a maternity ward appeared in my email inbox. A woman was beaten by a health…
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Maternal and Newborn Health in the Hands of Midwives
By: Amy Boldosser-Boesch, Interim President and CEO, Family Care International The year 2015 has been one of dramatic movement for global maternal and newborn health—from the end of the Millennium…
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Innovation in Measurement – to Save Lives and Ensure Local Relevance
By: John Grove, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Lara Vaz, Senior Advisor, Save the Children “Hello, is anyone home?” asks a young woman from outside a home…
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From Mexico City: Better Training and a Support Network for Midwives Is Saving Women’s Lives
By: Sandeep Bathala, Senior Program Associate, Maternal Health Initiative, Wilson Center The feats that pregnant women perform under some of the most rudimentary conditions are sometimes unimaginable. On the first…
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Demanding Accountability Isn’t (Just) About Shouting and Making Noise: Reflections From GMNHC2015 Day 1
By: Rima Jolivet, Maternal Health Technical Director, Maternal Health Task Force Accountability ran through today’s offerings at the GMNHC, both those explicitly dedicated to the topic and others I attended….
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GMNHC2015 Day 1 Session Summary: Maternal and Newborn Health in Emergencies
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Presenters taking part in this afternoon’s session on “Programming for Maternal and Newborn Health during Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Epidemics and Conflict” addressed questions of…