Publications

Maternal and Child Health Conference Report (2025)

This report details the successful second iteration of a 5-day maternal and child health training program, which expanded the cohort of midwives in Sierra Leone equipped with life-saving skills. The training, hosted at the Kenema Midwifery School, focused on crucial areas like Helping Mothers Survive: Bleeding After Birth and Essential Newborn Care, and also included sessions on quality improvement and mental health. It also provided opportunities for Rising Trainers from previous trainings to develop their leadership and mentorship skills, contributing to long-term improvements in maternal and child health outcomes across Sierra Leone.

Maternal and Child Health Conference Report (2024)

Our first conference report delves into the successful collaboration of 19 organizations that came together to train nearly 100 midwives in essential maternal health practices. This comprehensive document offers valuable insights into the lessons learned, key factors contributing to the conference’s success, and the detailed methodology employed. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your journey in global health, this report provides actionable guidance for those seeking to build capacity through continuous medical education in the Global South. Discover how to replicate this impactful initiative and improve maternal health outcomes worldwide.

From Silos to Synergy: How the Funding Landscape is Shifting for Maternal and Newborn Health, Justice, and Equity (2021)

This report, developed by Global Health Visions in partnership with the Global Force for Healing and the National Birth Equity Collaborative, aims to reflect the current funding landscape for maternal and newborn health, rights, and birth equity programs, in the U.S. and around the world. Through an in-depth analysis of U.S.-based donors, the report highlights current trends, gaps, and key recommendations for shaping the future of maternal and newborn health, justice, and equity through the funding landscape, including how donors can be more responsive to community needs and increase impact for all stakeholders.

Funding Equity: Birth Justice and Human Rights in Maternal and Infant Health (2019)

Funding Equity: Birth Justice and Human Rights in Maternal and Infant Health is a collection of position papers on the critical role of funders in promoting birth justice and human rights in the U.S. and worldwide. Funding Equity is more than a report. It powerfully addresses underlying causes of disparities in worldwide access to quality care during the childbearing years for marginalized communities, and offers effective solutions from organizations on the ground.

Healthy Birthing Teaching Guide for Expectant Fathers (2019)

This document is produced as part of the “Paternity Project” implemented by Cameroon Agenda for Sustainable Development (CASD) in Cameroon with the generous support of Global Force for Healing (GFH) and the Ministry of Public Health Cameroon. The objective is to increase knowledge resources on ANC and Postnatal care targeting expectant fathers in limited resource settings.

Organizations, families and individuals can use this document to enhance the skills of expectant fathers on their role in achieving a healthy childbirth. The manual takes the man from identifying a pregnant woman, supporting the pregnancy, assisting in the delivery, providing care to the newborn, and planning for the next child (if needed).

Global Birth Models (2014)

This report highlights effective organizational models for healthy childbirth in particular cultural settings, in order to provide guidance, inspiration, and ideas that may be applicable to other cultural environments. We also highlights why particular strategies and each model as a whole leads to successful birth outcomes and reduction of maternal and infant deaths.

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