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This blog was originally posted on Gates Notes. She’s a midwife, teacher, and advocate—and she’s changing childbirth in Uganda. Officially, Uganda’s maternal mortality rate is double the global average. But because that number doesn’t count those who give birth at home—in a country where poverty, distance, stigma, and distrust are...
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A post from the Stillbirth Advocacy Working Group stillbirths series by Loyce Ajilong I got married on December 12, 2003, and after two month of marriage I conceived my firstborn. The ultrasound scan revealed a male fetus and this was good news for us. We were all excited. We developed...
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Access to facility-based maternal newborn health (MNH) care and services has vastly improved in several countries and settings over the last decade, and the focus has shifted to quality improvement efforts and initiatives in order to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths. As such, many countries are investigating ways to...
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This blog was originally posted by The March Center. Babies born too soon Every year on the 17th November, we celebrate World Prematurity Day in recognition of preterm births - babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. This year’s theme is Born Too Soon: Providing the right care,...
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A post from the Stillbirth Advocacy Working Group by Sue Steen RN MS While teaching nursing students in Uganda for many years, I, along with my friend and colleague, Lynn Zdechlik, witnessed many maternal and perinatal deaths. As nursing professors, and midwives, we felt burdened to educate nursing, midwifery, and...
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