Women and Children

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Addressing Mississippi's Maternal Health-Care Shortage

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

Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery

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

Gender

Bringing Personal Experience With Sexual and Reproductive Health to Work

How one woman’s experience with maternal care shaped her professional understanding

Gender

The Toll of Violence on Women and Youth in Iran

A "pervasive trauma is seeping through Iran," affecting the mental health of women and children

Gender

The Path to Vaccinating the World Against HPV

Fewer required doses, more affordable vaccines

Gender

"Pregnant People Will Die as a Result of Overturning Roe v. Wade"

A New York OB-GYN speaks out on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to end abortion access

Poverty

A Burning Issue

Every three seconds, someone around the world requires medical attention for burns

Gender

Legal, Safe, and Affordable

The state of global abortion access

Gender

Violence Against Women

Addressing the most shameful human rights violation

Gender

Data for Contraceptive Security Decision-Making

Newly launched interactive visualization tool will help measure and track access to contraceptives and guide programs

Aging

Mothers, Children, and the Terrible Choice Between COVID-19 and Other Infections

Decisive action is required now to protect the most vulnerable from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during the pandemic