Poor access to maternal care not just a developing world issue

Every woman should have access to safe and appropriate antenatal care. While there may be obvious barriers to this in resource-poor countries, the high maternal mortality rate in the US, one of the richest nations in the world, continues to grow. It more than doubled...

Access to maternal healthcare is key wherever you are in the world

Dr Flavia Bustreo was appointed Assistant Director-General for Family, Women’s and Children’s Health in 2010. Danielle Barron interviewed her in the lead-up to Safe Motherhood Week 2018   DB: Can you tell me what improvements you have seen in the area of maternal...

New WHO report highlights plight of migrant women care workers

Many migrant women care workers experience poor reproductive and sexual health, says a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Women on the move: Migration, care work and health” documents show, despite making a large contribution to global public...

World Preeclampsia Day brings focus on maternal health

The first-ever World Preeclampsia Day took place last month, with a number of maternal health organisations joining forces in a bid to raise awareness of preeclampsia as a life-threatening complication of pregnancy. Nearly 76,000 mothers and 500,000 babies worldwide...

Real-life – the right care at the right time

Taboos persist around medicine and medical care for women during pregnancy, while evidence-based information is limited or often incomplete. The sad reality is that every day, women across the world are denied basic medical care because they are pregnant.  ...