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Growing trees make a forest. —Zambian proverb My first experience in international development was as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a rural village in northern Zambia. During my 2 years as a health volunteer, I saw time and time again projects designed by “experts” in Washington, D.C., that failed in...
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A summary of a global discussion on CHIFA : Part 1 We recently held the first in a series of three online thematic discussions surrounding newborn care, hosted by CHIFA; please see our introduction article here for more information. Part 1 of this global conversation sought to develop a collective...
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A post from the Stillbirth Advocacy Working Group stillbirths series by Debbie Haine Vijayvergiya Stillbirth isn’t as uncommon as we are led to believe. Unbeknownst to many, 25,000 babies are born still every year in the United States—more than deaths resulting from SIDS and congenital anomalies combined (that is approximately...
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Can a vaccine for pregnant moms protect their babies from dangerous bacterial infections? PATH’s Mark Alderson believes it can. The first 10 days of my son Scott’s life were spent in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, his tiny body hooked up to intravenous (IV)...
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The era of the Sustainable Development Goals brings with it ambitious new targets and a clear vision of a healthy world. What we all must remember is the role that midwives and midwifery can play in achieving that vision. Mexico has long recognized that the overall maternal mortality rate is...
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