Alliance for Maternal Health Equality

by Helena Harnik · 20 Apr 2016

The Life of Minorities in Bulgaria

MEP Filiz Hyusmenova, champion of the Alliance for Maternal Health Equality and at the forefront of the Declaration on universal access to maternal healthcare, organized and hosted a photographic exhibition…

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Maternal Health

by Helena Harnik · 15 Mar 2016

Women as changemakers to promote sustainable health

The Alliance is not alone in its quest to improve maternal health for current and future mothers. Make Mothers Matter was founded nearly 70 years ago to raise the awareness…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 30 Nov 2015

2015 Pregnancy Summit– State of the science on medicine in pregnancy

The Pregnancy Summit, held in London in early October, was an opportunity to hear about some of the latest science related to pregnancy and fetal health medicine. The Pregnancy and…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 9 Nov 2015

The uncomfortable truth about Hyperemesis Gravidarum

“This is the sound of my pregnancy.” There were a few slightly uneasy chuckles around the room as Katrine Moholt, Norwegian actress, fumbled around a few seconds before she played…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Helena Harnik · 23 Oct 2015

Pregnancy and MS in the spotlight

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is more prevalent in women of childbearing age than in any other group. As a result, a key concern of many newly diagnosed women is how the…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 5 Oct 2015

Taking supplements while pregnant: Is there enough safety data?

“We often get calls on our hotlines from patients who are taking very large doses of supplements, mostly in the mistaken belief that more is better,” says Beth Conover, a…

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Collecting Evidence

by Helena Harnik · 24 Aug 2015

Global partnerships to save lives

MSD for Mothers is a 10-year global initiative to reduce deaths from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Working closely with governments, international organisations, health experts, and those on the front…

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Access to Maternal Healthcare

by Danielle Barron · 24 Aug 2015

Birth of The Alliance for Maternal Health Equality

Maternal mortality in Europe is low compared to other parts of the world. However, look closer at the statistics and you’ll see that within the seemingly rosy picture are vast…

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Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

by Danielle Barron · 14 Aug 2015

Mother-to-baby transmission of hepatitis B: a breakthrough?

“Mother-to-newborn transmission of the hepatitis B virus is an enormous global problem”, says Joan Block, executive director and cofounder of the Hepatitis B Foundation. “Of the 350 million individuals living with chronic hepatitis B worldwide, most were infected at birth…

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