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August 23, 2012 -- Micronutrients like vitamin B6, zinc, and iodine, when given to pregnant women, significantly improve their cognitive ability and boost their children’s motor and cognitive skills, according to two new studies by scientists at the…
Simple, low-cost checklist dramatically improves practices of health workers during childbirth
Safe Childbirth Checklist Program Aims to Prevent Maternal and Newborn Deaths in Low-Income Countries For immediate release: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Boston, MA - A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the World Health…
Harvard School of Public Health hosts seminar on school's contributions to maternal health
November 16, 2011 -- When Aparna Chandrasekhar traveled from the United States to India at age 13 to visit family, she spent time shadowing her aunt, an obstetrician. Chandrasekhar, who’s working toward a master of science in global…
Safety test: Gates Foundation supports clinical trial for childbirth checklist
[ Fall 2011 ] Of the estimated 130 million births each year around the world, 4 million babies die in the first 28 days of life. Nearly 350,000 of those births result in the mother's death, 99 percent of them…
Report recommends new United Nations Population Fund head focus on sexual and reproductive health
The new head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) should focus on the agency’s core mission—promoting sexual and reproductive health, including universal access to family planning, according to a new report by a Center for Global Development…
WHO's Bustreo delivers Dean's Distinguished Lecture with a 'hidden agenda' to inspire students to join fight for women's and children's health
March 29, 2011 -- Marking the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Flavia Bustreo (right), assistant director-general for women and children’s health at the World Health Organization, reminded an HSPH audience that survival is a challenge for many…
HSPH delegation visits Tanzania and Botswana nutrition, AIDS program
March 9, 2011 -- A delegation of Harvard School of Public Health friends and faculty – including HSPH Dean Julio Frenk and Dean for Academic Affairs David Hunter – visited HSPH programs in Tanzania and Botswana recently, meeting with government officials in both…
BPA exposure in pregnant women
Joseph Braun, research fellow in the Department of Environmental Health, discusses BPA exposure in pregnant women. November 3, 2010 (5:48) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may download the podcast…
A women and health agenda: It's time
[ Spring/Summer 2010 ] by Julio Frenk, Dean, Harvard School of Public Health In today’s global health agenda, women’s experiences—from birth to death and in all their diversity—deserve to occupy center stage. Why? Because at the most basic level, we are…
Shorter maternal height associated with more deaths among children in developing countries
For immediate release: April 20, 2010 Boston, MA -- Mothers shorter than 4 feet, 9 inches in low- to middle-income countries had about a 40 percent higher risk of their children dying within the first five years of…