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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Every Newborn Action Plan Endorsed by the World Health Assembly
By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Last week newborn health gained critical attention and commitment. On May 24th, 2014 the…
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My Perspective on Targets and Strategies Set for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM)
By: Mengistu Hailemariam, MD, Maternal Health Advisor, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia The April 2014 Technical Consultation on Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality, Post-2015 Target Setting (EPMM) meeting in Bangkok yielded invaluable…
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Lancet Launches Every Newborn series: Where We’ve Been and Where We Need to Go
By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health This week The Lancet released its series: Every Newborn. The publication was purposefully timed…
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More Caffeine, Less Long-Term Damage for Premature Infants?
By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Caffeine can help us start our day or get us through a drowsy afternoon….
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Commentary: WHO and IHME Estimates – Global, Regional and National Causes of Maternal Death
By: Affette McCaw-Binns, Professor of Reproductive Health and Epidemiology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica In the same week IHME and the WHO provided the maternal health community with…
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The What and Why of Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to mHealth
By: Yogeeta Manglani, Research Assistant, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Despite hundreds of pilot studies, the general consensus among the mHealth community is that we lack sufficient…
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Overmedicalization of Birth: Why Are Cesarean Section Rates so High in the U.S.?
By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Some view the rate of Cesarean sections as ubiquitous, others scarce. Either way, rates…
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Making Real Change for Maternal Health Through Advocacy in Uganda
By: Robina Biteyi, National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance Uganda In Uganda we are witnessing a recent increase in maternal deaths . We once reported that 16 women die every day…
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Bangkok Delivers
By: Ana Langer, Director of the Maternal Health Task Force and Women and Health Initiative Big news from Bangkok. With the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals approaching, the…
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New Estimates Quantify the Current Burden of Maternal Mortality Around the World
For those of us working to improve the health of women and children around the world, this is the kind of news we wait for with great anticipation: This week,…