The Maternal Health Task Force at Harvard's Center of Excellence in MCH serves as a global platform for maternal health evidence and resources.

Boston, MA
Joined September 2009
📢 New blog post! ✨ Highlighting our blog on #maternalnutrition. Featured in the @MHTF website homepage. #Maternalhealth @JKavle mhtf.org/
Have you heard of the 1,000-day window? Read about it and four key areas of opportunity to improve maternal nutrition in the United States in our latest blog post by Dr. Justine A. Kavle and Joseph Gaithuma: bit.ly/3wz6Q5d
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In a new @JAMANetworkOpen paper, researchers evaluate the effect of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer program (#BolsaFamília) on #MaternalMortality. Can the program ⬇️ mortality and health inequalities? h/t @MHTF jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Recent @MHTF blog post: "It is time to bring game changing research to obstetrics. It is time to relook and rethink how we practice intrapartum obstetrics; not more interv, but better and smarter intervention, for laboring women." #MaternalHealth #SDGs mhtf.org/2023/02/09/summonin…
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PATH’s Living Labs Initiative uses human-centered design (#HCD) to co-create sustainable #health solutions in partnership with the intended users. PATH India team, applying this #Living Lab approach across #MNCH projects. Learn more through this 👇Playbook path.org/resources/living-la…
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Replying to @PandoraHardtman
@PandoraHardtman shines a light on the critical role of post-pregnancy #familyplanning in maternal health. “It is vital that the idea & resources for family planning are introduced & available after birth or pregnancy loss.” Learn more in this @MHTF blog: mhtf.org/2021/11/10/how-help…
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Replying to @COPASAH
Yeeun Lee, @MHTF RA, writes on "Strengthening Maternal Health Financing Indicators: A Conversation with Dr. Aminu Garba." Dr @AminuMagashiG is the CEO of the @AHBNetwork, a budget advocacy organization. Did you miss it? Read here: bit.ly/3oUaceK
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NORMAL LABOUR & BIRTH ONLINE CONFERENCE. Have you registered for the 20th normal labour& birth conference. Only $40 and $20 for students and the same conference runs for the northern (Dec 1st) and Southern Hemispheres (Dec 3rd). web.cvent.com/event/b3fd46f3…
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12 mil. women lost access to family planning services due to #COVID19. Join @TheWilsonCenter & @UNFPA on 12/2 at 9am ET for a discussion on unintended pregnancies during the pandemic. #COVID19andSRH RSVP: bit.ly/3x3lfWR
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Only 26% of pregnant people have received at least one dose of the #covid19 vaccine. We surveyed 500 pregnant people in the U.S. to understand why. hubs.ly/H0-dxtB0
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1/ Only 1 in 4 pregnant people in the U.S. are vaccinated against #COVID19 Rather than jump to conclusions, we surveyed 500 pregnant people across the country to ask them why they are hesitant... Quick 🧵on what the data showed and what it means
Only 26% of pregnant people have received at least one dose of the #covid19 vaccine. We surveyed 500 pregnant people in the U.S. to understand why. hubs.ly/H0-dxtB0
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Each day, 810 women die due to complications in pregnancy & childbirth. EPMM by @MHTF was launched to improve the #GlobalMaternalMortalityRatio, recording of the virtual event covering targets and milestones to 2025 is available for viewing. youtube.com/watch?v=lPZsFVdk…
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TOMORROW kicks off National Midwifery Week! Midwives believe every person has a right to equitable, ethical, accessible, quality health care. Download the social media toolkit and participate in celebrating midwives in every community! Learn more: midwife.org/national-midwife…
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We're almost there! Join us tomorrow morning at 9:30am EDT for our FINAL Safe Childbirth Checklist Webinar, "Ensuring a Safe and Successful Start." Celebrate @WHO #WorldPatientSafetyDay by learning how we all can work to improve maternity care. Register:harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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In March 2020, @MHTF Associate Director Bethany Koltar wrote that maternity leave policies can create barriers to breastfeeding: "We need to shift our focus . . . towards advocating for national labor policies that enable families to choose to breastfeed." mhtf.org/2020/03/24/want-u-s…
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This World Breastfeeding Week, follow @MHTF and visit their blog to learn more about research and policies that support the health and well-being of breastfeeding parents and their children. mhtf.org/blog/list-of-blog-s… #WBW2021
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It’s #WorldBreastfeedingWeek Breast milk is the ideal first food for a 👶. It's safe, clean and contains antibodies which help protect against illnesses. ✅ Start 🤱 within 1 hour after birth ✅ 🤱 exclusively for the first 6 months ✅ Continue until the 👶 is 2+ years old
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Lockdowns have made women in rural and urban India choose homebirths due to various reasons. Most of them,it was the Dai who conducted the births.With all facets of RCHservices being sidelined and a shortage of human resource in the primary care centres,TBAs can play a major role
Delivery of a child by traditional birth attendants and midwives is essential, especially in remote areas. What do midwives and traditional birth attendents need to provide life-saving care in these places?
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MHTF retweeted
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@ACLU9 Jul 2021
BREAKING: The Biden administration has directed ICE to not detain, arrest, or take into custody people who are pregnant, postpartum or nursing. This is an important first step, but ICE still has a long way to go. Immigration detention is not a humane system for anyone.
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Have you explored the #GlobalMidwivesHub?🌎 This new and innovative platform features interactive regional maps and in-depth information about the global midwifery profession. VISIT THE HUB ➡️ globalmidwiveshub.org/
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