By Elodie Lawley, Nicola Vousden, Hannah Nathan, Andrew Shennan Obstetric haemorrhage, sepsis, and pregnancy-related hypertension kill 830 women every day. About 99 percent of these pregnancy- or childbirth-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where women in rural communities with…
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Halving maternal and newborn deaths in health facilities in nine countries
By Karen Kirk and Charlotte Warren Last week, nine countries joined the new Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. The Network is a product of the WHO’s “Standards for Improving Quality of Maternal and…
Task Shifting: The key to increasing access to essential maternal health services
By Amy Dempsey & Saumya RamaRao Death during childbirth or pregnancy is a common occurrence. It happens 830 times a day, most often in developing countries. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) is the second leading direct cause of maternal mortality worldwide.…
Ending Eclampsia at HSR!
Members of Population Council’s maternal and newborn health team, including Ending Eclampsia researchers, traveled to Vancouver to participate in the 4th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Vancouver on November 14-18, 2016. Hosting two satellite sessions and two poster…
The Role of Measurement in Tracking Progress When Scaling Up Maternal Health Interventions
By Ann K. Blanc and Katharine J. McCarthy Accurate estimates of the coverage of life saving maternal interventions, such as those that prevent, detect, and treat eclampsia, is one of the major challenges facing the maternal health field. Measuring coverage of…
ISSHP 2016 presentations and posters
At ISSHP 2016, Ending Eclampsia researchers shared their findings on PE/E-related quality of care, community perceptions of PE/E-related symptoms, challenges in providing quality health services, and more! See the materials below for more information. Oral presentations: Gloria Adoyi, Project Coordinator “A…
For pre-eclamptic women, access to essential medicines can save lives
By Amy Dempsey and Saumya RamaRao The global health community knows how to prevent women from dying during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. The science that describes what works and what does not is out there, and as dissemination channels increase…
Community voices for fewer maternal deaths
By Charlotte Warren The Lancet Maternal Health Series, published last month, calls for stronger appreciation of the voices and needs of women and their families, and emphasizes better incorporation of health providers’ views when defining maternal health priorities. Lynn Freedman’s…
Ending Eclampsia hosts inaugural webinar!
“How Undernutrition and Hypertension Impact Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia and Pre-term Birth” September 15 at 9 a.m. (EST) Watch recorded presentations here! Presenters: Laura Magee, MD, St. George’s Hospital “The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) – best practices” Tabassum Firoz, MD, The Warren…
Driving Transformative Innovation to Better Detect and Treat Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are among the leading causes of maternal death and disability worldwide. The risk of a pregnant woman dying from it in a developing country is approximately 300 times greater than in developed countries. The World Health Organization…
