Maternal Health Initiative
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The Wilson Center's Maternal Health Initiative leads work on maternal health, global health equity, and gender equality.
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#Women are more likely to have #inflammation and more likely to have #chronicdiseases associated with inflammation, including #autoimmunediseases.
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Closing the Women’s Health Gap: Research, Investment, and Eliminating Inequities
“The longstanding underrepresentation or exclusion of women in clinical trials and the continued need to understand sex as a biological variable have resulted in still knowing too little about [...]
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April 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#Women are more likely to have #inflammation and more likely to have #chronicdiseases associated with inflammation, including #autoimmunediseases.
Read more about the gap in women’s health research: tinyurl.com/466vp8jh
Read more about the gap in women’s health research: tinyurl.com/466vp8jh
Read more about the gap in women’s health research: tinyurl.com/466vp8jh
Closing the Women’s Health Gap: Research, Investment, and Eliminating Inequities
“The longstanding underrepresentation or exclusion of women in clinical trials and the continued need to understand sex as a biological variable have resulted in still knowing too little about [...]
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April 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Read more about the gap in women’s health research: tinyurl.com/466vp8jh
Early and #exclusivebreastfeeding for the first six months of life reduces #newborn and #infant deaths by limiting exposure to untreated water and contaminated foods.
Less than 50% of #babies are #breastfed according to the @who.int recommendations.
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Less than 50% of #babies are #breastfed according to the @who.int recommendations.
More on our blog: tinyurl.com/kjybnr3v
Lancet Series Launch: Breastfeeding and the Fight Against Formula Marketing
“Too many children are dying in the first month of life,” said Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet at a recent launch event for the 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding, hosted by The [...]
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April 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Early and #exclusivebreastfeeding for the first six months of life reduces #newborn and #infant deaths by limiting exposure to untreated water and contaminated foods.
Less than 50% of #babies are #breastfed according to the @who.int recommendations.
More on our blog: tinyurl.com/kjybnr3v
Less than 50% of #babies are #breastfed according to the @who.int recommendations.
More on our blog: tinyurl.com/kjybnr3v
#Obstetric #fistula can occur when #childbirth lacks skilled care or emergency obstetric services.
#Women often survive prolonged #labor, lose their child to #stillbirth, and face severe #socialisolation and #stigma.
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#Women often survive prolonged #labor, lose their child to #stillbirth, and face severe #socialisolation and #stigma.
More on our blog: tinyurl.com/3ttme3vj
To End Fistula by 2030, First Strengthen the Healthcare Workforce
When childbirth takes place without skilled birth attendants or adequate emergency obstetric care, a woman may suffer from obstetric fistula. Women with fistula live with uncontrollable urinary [...]
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April 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#Obstetric #fistula can occur when #childbirth lacks skilled care or emergency obstetric services.
#Women often survive prolonged #labor, lose their child to #stillbirth, and face severe #socialisolation and #stigma.
More on our blog: tinyurl.com/3ttme3vj
#Women often survive prolonged #labor, lose their child to #stillbirth, and face severe #socialisolation and #stigma.
More on our blog: tinyurl.com/3ttme3vj
#MentalHealth conditions are the most common complication of #pregnancy and #childbirth. During pregnancy or the first year following pregnancy, 1 in 5 women will experience anxiety or depression.
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Mental Health Conditions Are the Most Common Complication of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Having a new baby should be the happiest time in a family’s life.But it doesn’t always work out that way.During pregnancy or the first year following pregnancy, 1 in 5 women or childbearing [...]
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March 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#MentalHealth conditions are the most common complication of #pregnancy and #childbirth. During pregnancy or the first year following pregnancy, 1 in 5 women will experience anxiety or depression.
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Read more about #women and #girls in #humanitariancrises on our blog: tinyurl.com/5n72rspn
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As Humanitarian Crises Grow, So Do Risks for Women and Newborns
During humanitarian emergencies, women and newborns face severe disparities and heightened vulnerabilities, increasing their risk of illness and death. Humanitarian crises—caused by conflict, [...]
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March 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Read more about #women and #girls in #humanitariancrises on our blog: tinyurl.com/5n72rspn
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Among the millions of people harmed by the fighting in #Sudan are countless #pregnantwomen and #newmothers, who face direct and indirect threats to their health and lives in the country’s renewed conflict.
Read more on the impacts on #women and #girls on our blog: tinyurl.com/yp8ap256
Read more on the impacts on #women and #girls on our blog: tinyurl.com/yp8ap256
“A Devastating Toll”: Sudan’s Maternal Health Nightmare
Ongoing fighting in Sudan has led to a devastating humanitarian crisis that United Nations Humanitarian and Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths calls “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares [......
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March 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Among the millions of people harmed by the fighting in #Sudan are countless #pregnantwomen and #newmothers, who face direct and indirect threats to their health and lives in the country’s renewed conflict.
Read more on the impacts on #women and #girls on our blog: tinyurl.com/yp8ap256
Read more on the impacts on #women and #girls on our blog: tinyurl.com/yp8ap256
In 2023, 58% of global #maternaldeaths, 50% of #newborndeaths, and 51% of #stillbirths worldwide occurred in the 29 countries with a UN humanitarian response plan or regional response plan. Read more: tinyurl.com/5n72rspn
As Humanitarian Crises Grow, So Do Risks for Women and Newborns
During humanitarian emergencies, women and newborns face severe disparities and heightened vulnerabilities, increasing their risk of illness and death. Humanitarian crises—caused by conflict, [...]
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March 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In 2023, 58% of global #maternaldeaths, 50% of #newborndeaths, and 51% of #stillbirths worldwide occurred in the 29 countries with a UN humanitarian response plan or regional response plan. Read more: tinyurl.com/5n72rspn
During humanitarian emergencies, #women and #newborns face severe #disparities and heightened vulnerabilities, increasing risk of illness and death. #HumanitarianCrises disrupt health systems, limit access to essential services, and increase the likelihood of preventable deaths. tinyurl.com/5n72rspn
As Humanitarian Crises Grow, So Do Risks for Women and Newborns
During humanitarian emergencies, women and newborns face severe disparities and heightened vulnerabilities, increasing their risk of illness and death. Humanitarian crises—caused by conflict, [...]
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March 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
During humanitarian emergencies, #women and #newborns face severe #disparities and heightened vulnerabilities, increasing risk of illness and death. #HumanitarianCrises disrupt health systems, limit access to essential services, and increase the likelihood of preventable deaths. tinyurl.com/5n72rspn
#Women and #girls often become targets during wartime, facing various forms of violence and abuse. In 2022, some 600,000,000 women lived within 50 kilometers of armed conflict.
Read about the diverse ways women and girls are affected by #conflict in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/3sr449uy
Read about the diverse ways women and girls are affected by #conflict in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/3sr449uy
Global Health & Gender Policy Brief: Women and Girls in Wartime
In a new policy brief, Women and Girls in Wartime, the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative explores the diverse ways women and girls are affected by conflict, both as targets of violence and as...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#Women and #girls often become targets during wartime, facing various forms of violence and abuse. In 2022, some 600,000,000 women lived within 50 kilometers of armed conflict.
Read about the diverse ways women and girls are affected by #conflict in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/3sr449uy
Read about the diverse ways women and girls are affected by #conflict in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/3sr449uy
Read about need to close the #women’shealth gap through research, investment, and eliminating inequities on our blog: tinyurl.com/466vp8jh
Closing the Women’s Health Gap: Research, Investment, and Eliminating Inequities
“The longstanding underrepresentation or exclusion of women in clinical trials and the continued need to understand sex as a biological variable have resulted in still knowing too little about [...]
tinyurl.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Read about need to close the #women’shealth gap through research, investment, and eliminating inequities on our blog: tinyurl.com/466vp8jh
#TB in #mothers increases the risk that babies will die by six times and doubles the risk of being born #premature or with #lowbirthweight. TB also causes 6-15% of all #maternalmortality.
Read more on drivers of maternal mortality in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/5n944jwc
#WorldTBDay #EndTB
Read more on drivers of maternal mortality in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/5n944jwc
#WorldTBDay #EndTB
NEW: Global Health and Gender Policy Brief: Drivers of Global Maternal Mortality
Each day, almost 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. A maternal death occurs every two minutes. Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman from [...]
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March 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#TB in #mothers increases the risk that babies will die by six times and doubles the risk of being born #premature or with #lowbirthweight. TB also causes 6-15% of all #maternalmortality.
Read more on drivers of maternal mortality in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/5n944jwc
#WorldTBDay #EndTB
Read more on drivers of maternal mortality in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/5n944jwc
#WorldTBDay #EndTB
#SolidFuels, used for cooking contributes to #HouseholdAirPollution. Solid fuel use increases low birthweight by 35% globally. Air pollution exposure is also associated with impaired lung function and #ChildhoodAsthma. More in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/8j984t5z
Global Health & Gender Policy Brief: Climate Change and Maternal Newborn Health Outcomes
In a new policy brief, Climate Change and Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes, the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative explores the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on maternal an...
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March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#SolidFuels, used for cooking contributes to #HouseholdAirPollution. Solid fuel use increases low birthweight by 35% globally. Air pollution exposure is also associated with impaired lung function and #ChildhoodAsthma. More in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/8j984t5z