Kangaroo Mother Care: A Strategy to Improve the Quality of Postpartum Care

This post originally appeared on the Maternal Health Task Force blog. The author for the post is Rebecca Bear, PhD candidate, Victoria University of Wellington. The recent release of an International Consensus Statement on Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for preterm and low birthweight babies has once again highlighted the importance...

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Putting The Lancet Maternal Health Series Into Action: Five Next Steps

Originally published on MHTF. By Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Last week, experts in maternal health convened at the Wilson Center to mark the recent launch of The Lancet Maternal Health Series, discuss its implications and brainstorm how to translate findings into...

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Wilson Center Event: After Copenhagen, What Next for Women and Girls?

This post originally appeared on the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) blog. We are excited to announce the upcoming policy dialogue, After Copenhagen, What Next for Women and Girls? The event will take place in Washington, D.C. at The Wilson Center (and online!) on Monday, July 18, 2016. This dialogue is...

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After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns

Originally published on Maternal Health Task Force. By Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Six months after the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference (GMNHC) held in Mexico City last October and just weeks before the Women Deliver Conference in Copenhagen, leaders in...

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