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How to Save Mothers

Addressing perinatal depression can improve pregnant women’s mental health     

Guatemala’s Forgotten Voices

Children who were fraudulently adopted share their stories

Gender

Loretta Lynn and Beyond: Reproductive Rights in Country and Folk Music

A slideshow of songs highlighting the once taboo topics of birth control, virginity, and divorce in rural America

Gender

Diabetes in Pregnancy Is On the Rise Among South Asian Women in the United States

As the nation diversifies, why a "one-size-fits-all" approach won’t work for treating gestational diabetes

Gender

Kenya and Maternal Health: Delivering Results

Pregnant parents face obstacles in accessing and receiving quality maternal health services

Governance

Exclusive Breastfeeding Faces Continued Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Only six LMICs are projected to meet the WHO's Global Nutrition Target of 70 percent or greater EBF prevalence by 2030

Gender

Falling Through the Cracks: COVID-19 and the Rise of Maternal Deaths in Africa

Africa’s unified pandemic response has saved lives, but reduced access to routine services puts women’s health in danger

Gender

An Improbable Success in a Troubled Region

The Ouagadougou Partnership in Francophone West Africa advances access to family planning for health and development

Gender

The U.S. Government’s Role in Addressing Global Women’s Health

What will happen to women and girls in low- and middle-income countries in the future as aid stalls and progress slows?

Gender

How to Save the Lives of Women and Girls in Africa

African governments must follow through on their lofty declarations and allocate national budgets to save women’s lives

Gender

Healthy Birth—and Then What?

Women in sub-Saharan Africa who give birth in health care facilities may not always receive high quality postpartum care

Gender

Human Development is the Best Contraceptive—Why India Does Not Need a Two-Child Norm

Key to harnessing potential of India is enhancing capabilities of young people and expanding freedoms of girls and women