Course: The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Global Research and Evidence

Many thanks from the course team. Lead Educators: Oona Campbell, Wendy Graham. Course initiation and content design: Oona Campbell, Rachel Scott, Adrienne Testa Course production: Magda Bondos, Mark Fletcher, Dominic …

We have now reached the end of Week 3 and the conclusion of the course. By now you should have a clearer understanding of the future of maternal health.

We have now reached the end of our course, The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Global Research & Evidence. Over the last three weeks, we have heard from a wide range …

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Why did decision makers increasingly view maternal health as an urgent issue for investment? What was the role of partnership and advocacy? In this step Lori McDougall (PMNCH) explains the …

This step lays out key readings for this week covering the future of maternal health. Borghi J, Ensor T, Somanathan A, Lissner C, Mills A et al. (2016). Mobilising financial …

What are the key global and national maternal mortality targets? In this step Dr Ana Langer (MHTF; Harvard) outlines global and national mortality targets and the importance of ending preventable …

What are the key priority actions needed to improve global maternal health? In this step Lori McDougall (PMNCH) outlines the 5 priorities and priority actions for accelerated progress toward improved …

There is a compelling case to invest in women and girls, including health financing to achieve better maternal health outcomes. Here Dr Allyala K Nandakumar (USAID) and Dr Laurel Hatt …

What is the critical need for financing maternal health, and what is the Global Financing Facility’s approach to achieving this? In this step Dr Mariam Claeson (GFF) describes the Global …

What are the most promising innovations with the potential to improve global maternal health? In this step Dr Cheryl Moyer (Michigan) describes the potential for new opportunities for progress in …

How is maternal health positioned on the Sustainable Development Goal agenda? In this step Dr Allisyn Moran (WHO) puts maternal health into the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. In …

Which factors outside the health system will impact on maternal health outcomes? In this step Dr Cheryl Moyer (Michigan) links maternal health outcomes to social factors, the political environment, environmental …

How can we improve quality of care at scale putting evidence into practice? In this step Dr Elliot Main (CMQCC; Stanford) explores how Implementation Science principles can be integrated into …