Maternal Health

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Migration
Tsafe General Hospital in Tsafe, Nigeria, where immunizations, family planning, pre-and post natal care as well as birthing are managed by midwives.

The Economics Behind Nigeria's Midwife Exodus

by Hilda Ebinim, Oluwadamilare Olatunji, Laura Hoemeke

Between 2017 and 2022, more than 57,000—about 30%—of Nigeria's nurses and midwives left

Gender
A displaced pregnant Palestinian woman speaks in a tent.

A Nightmare for Pregnant Women in Gaza

by Rondi Anderson

An on-the-scene health worker explains how Gaza could lose a generation if pregnant women remain at risk

A woman receives an ultrasound during a pop-up health clinic sponsored by WAWC Healthcare.
Gender

Addressing Mississippi's Maternal Health-Care Shortage

by Sarah Muthler

State regulations and payment systems have prevented the growth of freestanding birth centers

Changing Woman Initiative board and staff members, wearing traditional clothing from their respective tribes, connect with open hands to symbolize their acceptance of prayers and blessings.
Gender

Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery

A nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation on why there's now enough data to advance Indigenous birthing policy

A Mayan woman arrives at an event celebrating International Women's Day in Guatemala City.
Poverty

Modernizing Traditional Maternal Care in Guatemala

by Vrushali Thakkar

Aiding traditional Comadronas to provide quality care to indigenous mothers

Pregnant woman stands in her kitchen in San Antonio, Texas, on May 6, 2020.
Gender

Alabama’s Growing Health Equity Divide

by Vrushali Thakkar

The emergence of maternity deserts are causing lasting challenges for Black mothers

Surrogate mothers (L-R) Daksha, 37, Renuka, 23, and Rajia, 39, pose for a photograph inside a temporary home for surrogates provided by Akanksha IVF centre in Anand town, south of of Ahmedabad, India.
Gender

How to Save Mothers

by Anoushka Arora, Vidhi Wadhwani, Siddhesh Zadey

Addressing perinatal depression can improve pregnant women’s mental health     

Ruqqayah Abubakar lies on a bed after being treated at an obstetric fistula repair centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria August 1, 2018.
Gender

Preventable but Prevalent: An Injury Affecting Millions of Mothers

by Susan K. Barnett

Two solutions that could help women in low-and middle-income countries

A woman dressed in a head covering and long dress carries bread as she walks on a frost-covered footbridge in the interiors of Nigeen Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, India, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Food

A Clear Fix for a Common Birth Defect in India

by Siddhesh Zadey, Sweta Dubey

Folic acid fortification in food can help reduce neural tube defects in India