Leading Experts Discuss Fistula, Safe Surgery and the Way Forward

By: Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Original post can be found on MHTF Blog.  While safe surgical practices can improve maternal health outcomes, surgery can pose its own risks and complications. The Maternal Health Task Force’s Kayla McGowan (KM) had the pleasure of interviewing two leading experts in […]

Obstructed labor does not end at delivery: Strengthening postpartum care following prolonged/obstructed labor

By Elly Arnoff, FC+ Program Associate – Evaluation & Research; Lauri Romanzi, FC+ Project Director; Vandana Tripathi, FC+ Deputy Director On June 20, 2017, at the 31st International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress in Toronto, Canada, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)–supported Fistula Care Plus (FC+) project at EngenderHealth convened a breakfast panel […]

MHTF Blog [Part 3] Obstetric Fistula: Innovative Interventions and the Way Forward

Originally posted on MHTF blog.  By: Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Sarah Hodin, Project Coordinator II, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Read [Part 1] Obstetric Fistula: A Global Maternal Health Challenge>> Read [Part 2] Obstetric Fistula: Women’s Voices>>   […]

MHTF Blog [Part 1] Obstetric Fistula: A Global Maternal Health Challenge

Originally posted on MHTF Blog.  By: Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Sarah Hodin, Project Coordinator II, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Fistula—a hole between the birth canal and another organ (typically the bladder or rectum)—is a tragic maternal morbidity, […]