maternal and child health
Overcoming Stigma: A Film Story of Stillbirth, Miscarriage
by Jhene Erwin
July 11, 2011 - 9:51am (Print)
My first miscarriage occurred at six weeks. My second was at almost eleven weeks. The grief was alarming but I did what many women do - my best to quietly “carry on.”
A Victory for Breasts
reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com
February 16, 2011 - 10:35pm (Print)
Since when is the IRS the good guy? This week they are by changing their minds and making a decision that will affect the health of women and children across the US.
Children Living in Poverty Birthing Children into Poverty: A Continuing Cycle
reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com
February 16, 2010 - 2:11pm (Print)
High rates of youth poverty precede high rates of teenage childbearing. Teens residing in communities with high rates of poverty, welfare use, and single-mother households are at higher risk for early pregnancy.
International Aid, Made Local
by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check
September 15, 2009 - 6:50am (Print)
By using the peer-to-peer model, the Minnesota International Health Volunteers program avoids, or at least reduces, public health obstacles that arise when there’s a culture clash.
Maternal and Child Health Makes Strides at G8
by Jill Sheffield, Family Care International
July 10, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
Too Little Progress on Child and Maternal Mortality
by Rupert Walder, RH Reality Check, Europe
April 15, 2008 - 8:43am (Print)
A special edition of The Lancet finds that fewer than a quarter of 68 priority countries are on track to reach the Millennium Development Goals on maternal and child mortality.
