Maternal and child health news, resources and funding for global health researchers
Fogarty has a strong commitment to improving the health of children, adults, families and communities throughout the world. Several Fogarty programs currently address issues related to maternal and child health, including vaccinations, trauma, birth defects, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), fetal alcohol syndrome and childhood nutrition.
The
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) leads NIH research efforts in the fields of child health and development, including pregnancy and fertility. The
NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) works in partnership across NIH to ensure that women's health research is part of the scientific framework at the NIH and throughout the scientific community.
Fogarty participated in the
MAL-ED program to investigate linkages between malnutrition and intestinal infections and their effects on children in the developing world. Fogarty and NIH partners also support research to reduce
household air pollution from elemental stoves for cooking or heating, which impacts women and children.
Top Maternal and Child Health News
- Viability of an urban maternity waiting home in Kumasi, Ghana: A qualitative needs assessment, Fogarty fellow Dr. Julie M Buser lead author
Midwifery, April 22, 2022 -
Paths to Prevention: CDC Evaluates and Shares Lessons Learned from HPV Vaccine Introduction in Three Countries
Global Immunization, April 21, 2022
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One-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer
WHO news release, April 11, 2022 -
Assessment of Clinical Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Sub-Saharan African Countries, co-authored by former Fogarty grantee Dr. Jean Nachega
JAMA Pediatrics, January 19, 2022
- Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on routine immunisation services: evidence of disruption and recovery from 170 countries and territories
The Lancet, December 21, 2021
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Examining the relationships between early childhood experiences and adolescent and young adult health status in a resource-limited population: A cohort study, co-authored by Fogarty's Zeba Rasmussen and Chelsea Hansen
PLoS Medicine, September 28, 2021
- Understanding the Effect of a Healthcare Provider-Led Family Planning Support Intervention on Contraception use and Pregnancy Desires among Postpartum Women Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda, Fogarty grantee Esther C Atukunda lead author
AIDS and Behavior, July 22, 2021
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Exclusive breastfeeding among working mothers in Kenya: Perspectives from women, families and employers
co-authored by Fogarty grantee Scott B. Ickes
Maternal & Child Nutrition, May 5, 2021
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Ending the evidence gap for pregnant women around HIV/co-infections: A call to action
Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS: Seeking Equitable Study (PHASES), July 10, 2020 -
Substantial and sustained reduction in under-5 mortality, diarrhea, and pneumonia in Oshikhandass, Pakistan: evidence from two longitudinal cohort studies 15 years apart, co-authored by Fogarty scientists
BMC Public Health , May 24, 2020
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Maternal cumulative prevalence measures of child mortality show heavy burden in sub-Saharan Africa
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), February 25, 2020 -
World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet
WHO news, February 19, 2020
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Updated June 7, 2022