On Sunday, the New York Times ran an Op-Ed by Nicholas Kristof about the use of Misoprostol for medical abortion. In his column, Another Pill That Could Cause a Revolution, Nick explains that Misoprostol is a safe and cheap method for ending a pregnancy. It is also difficult to regulate because the drug was originally [...]
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Another Pill That Could Cause a Revolution, Kristof Discusses Misoprostol in Sunday Column
Posted in News, tagged abortion, Gynuity Health Projects, medical abortion, misoprostol, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Op-Ed, pill, postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy complications, revolution, stomach ulcers, sublingual misoprostol, Sunday New York Times, termination of pregnancy, unsafe abortion, WHO, World Health Organization on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
World Health Day: A Look at Maternal Health and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Posted in News, tagged maternal mortality, maternal health, integration of health services, Millennium Development Goals, access, Maternal Health Task Force, maternal morbidity, MDG5, Women Deliver, pregnancy complications, integration, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, millennium development goal 5, World Health Organization, access to health care, MHTF, Kate Mitchell, World Health Day, Urbanization and Health, neglected tropical diseases, urban slum populations, global conferences, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Global Health Initiative, Dr. Peter J. Hotez, deworming, hookworm, anemia, perinatal morbidity, school attendance, bednets, rural populations on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of World Health Day, I wrote a post for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases blog, End the Neglect. The post looks at the relationship between these two historically neglected global health issues–and calls for more integration. End the Neglect “The theme of this year’s World Health Day is “Urbanization and Health.” [...]
In Post-Earthquake Haiti, Many Women are Giving Birth in “Squalid Conditions.”
Posted in Haiti, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, unmet need, tagged access, access to health care, Champs de Mars, disaster relief, disaster settings, Dr. Jonathan Evans, earthquake, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, international aid, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, midwives, Patrick Farrell, Port-au-Prince General Hospital, post-earthquake, pregnancy complications, pregnant women, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, supply shortages, University of Miami, unmet need on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
International aid groups and public hospitals are struggling to keep up with births in post-earthquake Haiti. The city still lacks adequate numbers of health workers and supplies–leaving many pregnant women without access to obstetric care services. Miami Herald “..There are new concerns for the 63,000 pregnant women now living in Port-au-Prince. More than 7,000 are [...]
Mobile Cinema Raises Issue of Female Genital Cutting in Mali
Posted in Mali, the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, tagged Africa, child health, female circumcision, female genital cutting, human rights, International Day against Female Genital Mutilation, Mali, maternal death, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Middle East, Millennium Development Goals and the Media, mobile cinema, pregnancy complications, UNICEF on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The mobile cinema, backed by UNICEF, is traveling from village to village in Mali screening films that encourage communities to talk openly about maternal and child health issues. After the screening, project leaders hold open discussions with communities about female genital cutting—and the health implications of the practice. SOS Children’s Villages “More than 85 per [...]
New Report Shows Slow Progress in Cutting Maternal Deaths in Argentina
Posted in Argentina, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged abortion, access, Argentina, contraceptives, education, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), hygiene, infection, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Observatorio de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, political will, postpartum, pregnancy complications, reproductive health, sanitation, sex education, skilled birth attendant, unintended pregnancy, unmet need on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
According to a report by Observatorio de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, Argentina has the means to address maternal mortality, but fails to do so because of a lack of political will. Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS) “…Argentina has a maternal mortality rate of 44 for every 100,000 live births – two and a half [...]
Reproductive Health Response in Crises Consortium Releases Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti
Posted in Haiti, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged access, adolescents, ARVs, birth control, c-section, cesarean section, clean delivery kits, contraception, contraceptives, disaster relief, displaced women, earthquake, emergency contraception, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), family planning, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Haitian women, HIV/AIDS, infant health, internally displaced people, maternal health, maternal morbidity, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, pregnancy complications, pregnant women, refugees, relief efforts, Reproductive Health in Conflict Consortium, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, Reproductive Health Response in Crisis Consortium, reproductive health services, safe delivery kits, sexual exploitation, sexual violence, skilled birth attendant, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, youth on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Reproductive Health Response in Crises Consortium applauds current relief efforts in Haiti while calling on humanitarian actors to provide lifesaving reproductive health services for women displaced by the earthquake. The RHRC Consortium The RHRC Consortium calls on humanitarian actors to meet the needs of women and girls—including the 63,000 pregnant women in Port au [...]
New Report Shows Reduction in Maternal Mortality in Jordan
Posted in Jordan, Uncategorized, tagged emergency obstetric care (EmOC), Higher Population Council, Jordan, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, pregnancy complications, study on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Higher Population Council (HPC) reports a 50% reduction in maternal mortality in Jordan The Jordan Times “The maternal mortality rate in the Kingdom dropped to 19.1 per 100,000 live births in 2007-2008, 50 per cent less than the 1995-1996 figures, according to a report released by the Higher Population Council (HPC) on Monday. The study [...]
Reducing Maternal Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a Tough Bet
Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged clandestine abortions, Congo, contraception, contraceptives, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), family planning, First Lady Marie-Olive Lembe Kabila, funding, Kinshasa, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, obstetric fistula, pregnancy complications, reproductive health, Richard Dackam Ngacthou, UNFPA, unintended pregnancy, unmet need on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Conflict and instability make the Democratic Republic of Congo a difficult place to be pregnant AllAfrica.com “Years of conflict and instability mean the Democratic Republic of Congo is still among the worst countries in the world to be pregnant, despite a nationwide push to improve maternal, infant and childhood mortality rates. ‘Every hour of every [...]
Welcome to Maternal Mortality Daily
Posted in Public Health and Technology, the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, tagged birth control, blog, Boston University, Boston University School of Public Health, BUSPH, contraception, culminating experience, Dominican Republic, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), EngenderHealth, human rights, institutionalized deliveries, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management intern, Maternal Health Task Force, Maternal Mortality Daily, MDG5, millennium development goal 5, Millennium Development Goals and the Media, MPH in International Health, pregnancy complications, Public Health and Technology, reproductive health, skilled birth attendant on November 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hi and thanks for visiting Maternal Mortality Daily. In the name of the 1500 women who die each day around the world from pregnancy complications, Maternal Mortality Daily tracks the latest news and blogs addressing global maternal mortality. The idea is to create a one-stop-shop for the latest info on progress toward Millennium Development Goal [...]
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