While an estimated 46 million people still live in rural America, obstetric wards in local hospitals are increasingly rare, raising… [Read More]
Maternal Mortality
Maternal Health Care is Disappearing in Rural America (Scientific American, 2017)
Global Women’s Health, Commodification, and the Abortion Debate
In 2012, The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity’s (CBHD) annual conference explored the theological roots of human dignity… [Read More]
Exploring Maternal Health Care-Seeking Behavior of Married Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: A Social-Ecological Approach (Shahabuddin, 2017)
Shahabuddin, Asm, Christiana Nöstlinger, Thérèse Delvaux et al., “Exploring Maternal Health Care-Seeking Behavior of Married Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: A Social-Ecological… [Read More]
Barriers, Facilitators and Priorities for Implementation of WHO Maternal and Perinatal Health Guidelines in Four Lower-Income Countries (Vogel, 2016)
Vogel, Joshua P., Julia E. Moore, Caitlyn Timmings et al., “Barriers, Facilitators and Priorities for Implementation of WHO Maternal and Perinatal… [Read More]
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
U.S. Congress. House. Improving Access to Maternity Care Act. HR 315. 115th Cong., 1st sess. Congressional Record 163, no. 5,… [Read More]
Using Misoprostol for Primary versus Secondary Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage – Do Costs Matter? (Chatterjee, 2016)
Chatterjee, Susmita, Anupam Sarkar, and Krishna D. Rao, “Using Misoprostol for Primary versus Secondary Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage – Do… [Read More]
Effectiveness of Continuum of Care—Linking Pre-Pregnancy Care and Pregnancy Care to Improve Neonatal and Perinatal Mortality (Kikuchi, 2016)
Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Sumiyo Okawa, Collins O. F. Zamawe et al., “Effectiveness of Continuum of Care—Linking Pre-Pregnancy Care and Pregnancy Care… [Read More]
Quality Maternity Care for Every Woman, Everywhere: A Call to Action (Koblinsky, 2016)
Koblinsky, Marjorie, Cheryl A. Moyer, Clara Calvert et al., “Quality Maternity Care For Every Woman, Everywhere: A Call to Action,”… [Read More]
Next Generation Maternal Health: External Shocks and Health-System Innovations (Kruk, 2016)
Kruk, Margaret E., Stephanie Kujawski, Cheryl A. Moyer et al., “Next Generation Maternal Health: External Shocks and Health-System Innovations,” The… [Read More]
Drivers of Maternity Care in High-Income Countries: Can Health Systems Support Woman-Centred Care? (Shaw, 2016)
Shaw, Dorothy, Jeanne-Marie Guise, Neel Shah et al., “Drivers of Maternity Care in High-Income Countries: Can Health Systems Support Woman-Centred… [Read More]






