⚠️ Crippling heat is gripping our world and putting pregnant women on the front lines in danger. Extreme heat can cause: 🟠 pregnancy complications 🟠 preterm births 🟠 stillbirths. Women must be at the centre of #ClimateAction.

"It can even take up to 3 hrs b/c of the time needed to collect money & find the motorcycle." - a provider in #CAR on barriers facing #referral clients from #BEmONC to #CEmONC. IRC - International Rescue Committee's #research study examines referral experiences in #Nigeria & #CAR rescue.org/report/underst…

.rondi anderson's reflections on worsening situation for #mothers & #newborns in #Gaza: "As long as violence continues, the lives of all #pregnant women are at risk, and the region could lose an entire generation." Project HOPE #BornIntoCrisis #MNH thinkglobalhealth.org/article/nightm…

New MNH #research alert🚨: IRC - International Rescue Committee qual. findings examining practices & experiences of care for clients & providers along the #BEmONC to #CEmONC #referral pathway in humanitarian contexts in #Nigeria and #CentralAfricanRepublic. #BornIntoCrisis #MNH rescue.org/report/underst…

This roundup post features new MNH evidence on: 1️⃣ #NewbornMortality in war 2️⃣ Postpartum #Anemia mngt 3️⃣ Modifiable risk factors for #NeonatalMortality 4️⃣ Skilled birth attendance in LMICs 5️⃣ Extreme weather & #MaternalHealth 6️⃣ #MPDSR in crises 🔗: alignmnh.org/2024/07/29/mat…

New #MNH #research alert 📷: IRC - International Rescue Committee qualitative findings examining practices & experiences of care for clients & providers along the #BEmONC to #CEmONC #referral pathway in humanitarian contexts in #Nigeria and #CentralAfricanRepublic. #BornIntoCrisis rescue.org/report/underst…

Pregnant women & newborns are especially susceptible to #ClimateChange. This JGLOBHEALTH review describes the landscape of available epidemiological evidence on key climate risks for #MaternalHealth and #NewbornHealth: healthynewbornnetwork.org/resource/2024/… cc Healthy Newborn Network (HNN) #PretermBirth

UNICEF report finds #ClimateChange threatens MNCH #GlobalGoals progress. 🚨 2 million preterm births annually are attributed to air pollution. 🚨 Odds of stillbirth & preterm birth rise by 5% per 1°C increase in temp. #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth ceh.unicef.org/events-and-res…

Conflict in #Sudan has had a devastating impact on MNCH, including deterioration of health services & widespread hunger. Dr. Dalya Eltayeb shares how #HCWs & communities are working to provide essential services: alignmnh.org/2024/07/30/del… #ActForHumanity #WorldHumanitarianDay

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we applaud the humanitarians delivering essential #MNH services amidst conflict, disaster, & crisis. And we urge leaders to protect #healthcare workers & health facilities as violence against them hits a record high. #NotATarget unfpa.org/news/health-an…

🚀 Exciting news! Our latest EQUAL publication unpacking the prioritization of #MNH in #humanitarian settings @ the global level is now live w Frontiers - Public Health. Delve into our #research & explore key insights! 🌍📚 #GlobalHealth frontiersin.org/journals/globa…

We recently conducted a program evaluation of the IAWG Newborn Initiative asking members of the global #MNH & #humanitarian communities: what progress has been made in the past 4 years for #MNH in these settings? #bornintocrisis Read more ➡️iawg.net/resources/four…

In a recent survey evaluating the IAWG Newborn Initiative, respondents said increased global #advocacy and #coordination were the most significant achievement of #MNH in #humanitarian settings since 2020. @bornintocrisis Read more ➡️ iawg.net/resources/four…

Advocacy, preparedness, humanitarian response & resilience efforts stood out as the key priorities in a survey of the IAWG Newborn Initiative when respondents were asked how they’d spend $1 mil on #MNH in #humanitarian settings. @bornintocrisis Read more➡️iawg.net/resources/four…

.IRC - International Rescue Committee is looking for candidates to undertake #MISP Process Evaluation in #Mozambique. You must be based in country & familiar w/ #SRH & MISP. If interested, submit CV & cover letter w/ your interest & qualifications in English to [email protected] by 1 Oct, 2024.

The Newborn Roadmap was developed in 2019 to set a 5-year workplan for strengthening maternal and newborn health within the humanitarian sector. Read this latest blog from IAWG Maternal & Newborn Health Sub-working Group outlining progress so far: ow.ly/RaGh50TpRmt

New UNFPA data details the sheer devastation & dire health crisis in #Gaza & the #WestBank in the past 300 days. In #Gaza, 500,000 omen, incl. 155,000 #pregnant and #breastfeeding women lack access to #ANC, #PNC, & #familyplanning. #BornIntoCrisis 📄reliefweb.int/report/occupie…

For #UNGA79 Petra Khoury Sanjana Bhardwaj & Kelle Moley release call to action to improve #maternal & #newborn health in #crises. Devex ☑️Be proactively prepared ☑️Strengthen #healthsystems ☑️Prioritize partnerships ☑️Focus on specific nuanced needs in crisis devex.com/news/sponsored…

Ahead of International Confederation of Midwives #ICMRegionals, EQUAL_Research highlights research in #Nigeria & #Somalia on the impact of #conflict on #midwifery education & workforce development & the essential role #midwives play in delivering care in crisis. AlignMNH alignmnh.org/2024/09/13/unv…