Tag: maternal mortality
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SAMBURU WA-SHIKO: Kenya’s best time to stop maternal, child deaths
A turning point for Kenya’s maternal and child health Kenya faces a critical moment in its fight against maternal and child deaths. During a year of tighter budgets and competing health priorities, representatives from the Gates Foundation emphasized that progress is still possible—and urgently needed. Samburu Wa-Shiko, the regional representative for East Africa, sat down…
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Senegal Transforms Childbirth with WHO Care Models
Leading a Transformation in Maternal Care In under a decade, Senegal has rewritten the trajectory of childbirth. The country cut its maternal mortality rate from 392 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015 to 153 in 2023, a more than 50% reduction that reflects a coordinated push to align with World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations.…
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System-level Intervention Slashes Maternal Infections and Deaths, New NEJM Study Finds
Overview: A Multifactorial Approach to Maternal Health Maternal infections and sepsis remain critical contributors to pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) highlights a system-level, multifactorial intervention that substantially reduced the risk of maternal infection outcomes. The research underscores how coordinated changes across clinical care,…
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Healing the Hidden Wounds of childbirth: Hope Beyond Obstetric Fistula
Understanding a Silent Crisis For many women, childbirth should be a moment of hope and new life. Yet for thousands, it becomes a painful battle with obstetric fistula, a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum that causes incontinence. The result is not only physical suffering but isolation, stigma, and the loss of…
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New Guidelines Push Early Action, Lower Thresholds to Fight Postpartum Hemorrhage Deaths
New Guidelines Aim to Stop Postpartum Hemorrhage Deaths with Early Action On October 5, 2025, leading reproductive health organizations unveiled a comprehensive set of guidelines designed to transform how postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is prevented, diagnosed, and treated. The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and the International Confederation of Midwives…