The Series on maternal health in the perinatal period and beyond explores the effects of traumatic childbirth on women’s health and well-being, with particular attention to its medium-term and long-term consequences. I found some of the concepts very interesting and thought-provoking. Efforts to reduce maternal mortality consume all resources, so morbidity issues never gain priority. From […]
The reduction of maternal mortality and the promotion of maternal health and well-being are complex tasks. This Series paper analyses the distal and proximal determinants of maternal health, as well as the exposures, risk factors, and micro-correlates related to maternal mortality. This paper also examines the relationship between these determinants and the gradual shift over […]
Over the past three decades, substantial progress has been made in reducing maternal mortality worldwide. However, the historical focus on mortality reduction has been accompanied by comparative neglect of labour and birth complications that can emerge or persist months or years postnatally. This paper addresses these overlooked conditions, arguing that their absence from the global […]
As a global health journal, we are acutely aware of the huge mortality burden that pregnancy and childbirth still confer. According to a 2023 report, a woman dies. from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every 2 mins, and almost 95% of maternal deaths occur in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Death is, of […]
The 2023 Global Health Expenditure Report focuses on health spending in 2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following massive disruptions to health systems, economies and societies with the onset of the pandemic in 2020, 2021 ushered in a critical new phase as COVID-19 infections and deaths rose sharply. Yet 2021 was also a […]
The Lusaka Agenda – launched on UHC day 12 December 2023 – marks the culmination of a 14-month process of engagement that has included multi-stakeholder dialogues in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (14 June), Wilton Park, UK (4-6 October) and Lusaka, Zambia (26 November). Building from existing efforts, it captures consensus around five key shifts for the […]
In The Lancet Global Health, Agrey H Mwakisole and colleagues explore the role of Christian religious leaders in promoting family planning in rural Tanzania. Given the roles that religious leaders can hold as trusted community messengers, the Article provides strong recommendations for including them in family planning initiatives, suggesting that, as an innovative and adaptable […]
UN member states have committed to universal health coverage (UHC) to ensure all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. Although the pursuit of UHC should unify disparate global health challenges, it is too commonly seen as another standalone initiative with a singular focus on the health sector. Despite […]
Global estimates of intimate partner violence suggest that 27% of ever-partnered women aged 15–49 years have experienced physical or sexual intimate partners. violence in their lifetime, and 13% reported intimate partner violence over the past year.1 These experiences disproportionately affect women in low-income and middle-income countries compared with high-income countries, with past-year intimate partner violence […]
Family planning benefits maternal–child health, education, and economic well-being. Despite global efforts, an unsatisfied demand for family planning persists in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on previous successful partnerships, this study aimed to determine whether an educational intervention for religious leaders would increase community knowledge, demand for, and ultimately uptake of family planning.
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