Global #SRHR, working at the intersection of public policy, human rights, and imp sci. These days, all things #PPH.
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Caitlin R. Williams (김장매 딸)
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
Midwives are essential to health system resilience.
By achieving universal coverage of midwife-delivered care by 2035, we could avert 67% of maternal deaths, 64% of newborn deaths, and 65% of stillbirths—saving 4.3 million lives every year. #IDM2025
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Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide. Unitaid is working with @jhpiego.org to scale up use of calibrated drapes – simple tools that allow health workers to detect dangerous bleeding quickly and accurately.
Learn more: unitaid.org/news-blog/un...
Learn more about the Midwifery Accelerator, a global initiative led by UNFPA, @who.int , @unicef.org , the @internationalmidwives.org, Jhpiego, and partners to ensure midwives are equipped and supported to deliver high-quality, respectful care: www.unfpa.org/publications...
