September 2011
6 posts
Free Formula for New Mothers: Do or Don't?
There’s been a lot of media buzz around the common hospital practice of providing free formula samples to new mothers when they leave the hospital after giving birth. For years, hospitals all over the U.S. have distributed formula samples to new mothers as part of their post-partum care packages. However, in recent years, organizations like the CDC have criticized this practice, claiming that it...
Maternal Health Monday
Monday was a big day for maternal and child health as Every Woman Every Child held events at U.N. headquarters in New York City. In just one year, Every Woman Every Child has made great progress advancing the Millennium Development Goals for women’s and children’s health.
The goals they’ve set for are extremely ambitious: saving the lives of 16 million women and children, ending...
Every Mother, Every Child
Today, the Lancet published a piece about the U.N.’s most recent report from the Every Woman, Every Child Innovation Working Group. The report discusses different innovative approaches to address maternal and infant mortality around the world. The focus is on self-sustainable models that can be scaled up from small to large as fitting given the situation.
The report goes into detail on a...
Notes from Guatemala: Volunteer update
Happy Labor Day everyone! Today we’re sharing the latest post from Jackie Candido, who’s been writing about her experience volunteering as a nurse with Saving Mothers in Guatemala.
Aug. 31, 2011
Obstetrics without a safety net
In case you only read the first line of this post, I am going to start off with a plea: If you are an obstetrician and are looking to do some volunteer work,...
