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These 6 policies could drastically reduce maternal mortality

Edward Siddons

January 22, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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Response Location: United States, California

Steps toward preventing maternal mortality – a problem that plagues women worldwide – are being made. A handful of policies, including using data-informed approaches, providing access to doulas, and addressing racial inequality in the healthcare system, that directly target this issue are being implemented in from California to New York.

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In 2019, 3 States Will Cover Doulas for Some Low-Income Pregnant Women

Mattie Quinn

December 21, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Studies have shown that hiring a doula to be present during pregnancy can have significant benefits that contributes to childbirth success rates. To expand access, New York has become the third state that will allow women to use Medicaid to hire a doula in hopes of decreasing the state's rates of maternal mortality.

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Set It and Forget It: How Better Contraception Could Be a Key to Reducing Poverty

Margot Sanger-Katz

December 18, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Delaware

Delaware has a new statewide program to ask women of childbearing age if they are planning on getting pregnant in the next year during a primary care visit and to discuss birth control options if the answer is no. The goal of these discussions is to decrease the amount of unintended pregnancies and as a result increase women’s body autonomy and decrease medical spending.

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An Island Nation's Health Experiment: Vaccines Delivered by Drone

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

December 17, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Vanuatu

Drones can deliver vaccines and medicines to isolated and underserved areas. The South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu now relies on drones to distribute vaccines to children in remote locations. Flights by drone are cheaper than boat trips and can reach portions of the volcanic islands otherwise inaccessible with fragile equipment. Partnerships between health ministries, NGOs, and tech companies have already seen drones implemented to deliver vaccines, medicines, and other medical necessitates in countries such as Malawi and Rwanda.

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Mandera, Isiolo step up war against maternal deaths

Nasibo Kabale

December 17, 2018 |

Business Daily |

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Response Location: Kenya, Mandera, Mandera County

Two regions within Kenya, Mandera and Isiolo, have made significant strides in reducing their rate of maternal mortality cases. Both counties employed similar tactics, such as improving facility quality, increasing the number of healthcare workers, and training local community volunteers to advocate for ante-natal care. Among other metrics, Mandera now records 588 deaths per 100,000 live births (down from 3,795), and Isiolo now has 57 facilities (up from 47) to make healthcare more accessible.

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To Treat Babies for Drug Withdrawal, Help Their Mothers, Too

Jocelyn Wiener

December 12, 2018 |

Undark |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Cruz, California

Realizing there was no protocol in place to help pregnant women addicted to drugs or babies born to a mother with an addiction problem, a team of doctors in Santa Cruz created one. From using morphine to treat withdrawal in infants to visiting with mothers before, during and after pregnancy, the varied approaches are showing signs of success through shorter hospital stays, fewer return visits and less reports of child abuse.

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The Joys of Motherhood: Young midwives enabling safe deliveries in Northern Nigeria

Bashar Abubakar

December 11, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

A new three year program is educating, training, and deploying midwives to six northern Nigerian states. This influx of midwives has helped to ensure safe deliveries as well as provide women with perinatal and antenatal care.

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Home visits for new moms offer a more robust social safety net in Tulsa

Simon Montlake

November 26, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Birth Through Eight Strategy in Tulsa, Oklahoma offers social services, such as in-home postpartum visits, as a way to bridge the gap often created by the city’s social and racial divide. Not only does this impact the health of the family as a whole, but also serves as an educational opportunity for many of those involved.

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Providing Holistic Care to Moms In Recovery

Katelyn Newman

November 16, 2018 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Moms In Recovery is a New Hampshire-based program providing team-based comprehensive care for pregnant women in recovery from substance use disorder. Women in the program receive therapy, obstetric services, and primary care all in the same place providing exceptionally coordinated care as well as easy access to services.

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So many innovations, little uptake to boost health

Aggrey Omboki

November 13, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Medical innovations in maternal and child health could save thousands of lives in Africa if more governments adopted them. A Kenyan doctor with an international nonprofit that works to transform global health through innovation offers key examples such as oxytocin tablets that don't need refrigeration and can stop women bleeding to death after birth, dipsticks to detect pre-eclampsia and skilled birth attendants. These solutions can stop women and children dying from preventable causes.

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