Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Global Research and Evidence
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The course provided an overview of the determinants, trends, and prospects for maternal health as we enter the Sustainable Development Goal era. Learners discussed the state of the world’s maternal health and health care; investigated quality maternal health care, including the extremes of “too little, too late” and ”too much, too soon”; and reflected on the future of maternal health. The course emphasised “Every woman, every newborn, everywhere has the right to good quality care.”
3 weeks, 4 hours per week
Prof Oona Campbell
Professor of Epidemiology & Reproductive Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Prof Wendy Graham
Professor of Obstetric Epidemiology
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Discuss the state of the world’s maternal health and health care.
- Investigate quality maternal health care, including the extremes of 'too little, too late' and 'too much, too soon'.
- Explore and reflect on the future of maternal health.
Syllabus
- The shifting burden of the epidemiology of global maternal health, how it has changed and key drivers
- Capability and coverage of maternal health care including where and how women give birth; linking women to routine and emergency care; facility capability and staffing
- Quality maternal health care and how it relates to evidence-based medicine and respectful care
- Poor quality maternal health care including “too much, too soon” and “too little, too late”, and how care can be improved
- Navigating the future of global maternal health including evolving priorities, challenges and opportunities in the Sustainable Development
- Goal era including shocks; innovations; partnership and advocacy; financing; developing better data collection and research
Issued on 12th August 2018
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