ACOG's video: Rethinking Maternal and Neonatal Health Services

MSH is pleased to announce an upcoming open discussion series exploring difficult topics that challenge what we know and how we approach women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health. In many low- and middle-income countries, women have been encouraged to deliver at the nearest health facility under the care of a skilled birth attendant. However, emerging evidence demonstrates that not all health facilities are equal in their capacity to respond to complications that occur around childbirth. Join us for our first discussion, Rethinking maternal and newborn health services: Should we promote deliveries in low-volume primary health care facilities? For our first event, we will respond to the recommendation from the Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems (https://www.hqsscommission.org/) that calls for the redesign of service delivery and prompts us to reexamine maternal and newborn care at the primary level. Speakers will discuss: • Can we guarantee maternal and neonatal safety and quality at low-volume, primary health centers? • If not, what would a shift to recommending deliveries in high-volume sites, or hospitals only, mean for health systems, communities, and equity? Featured Speakers and Topics: Maternal and neonatal safety and quality at low-volume primary health centers • Margaret Kruk, MD Associate Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Implications for the health system • Ousmane Faye, MD Project Director, Management Sciences for Health Implications for communities and equity • Michelle Pino, CNM, Indian Health Service Quality Maternal and neonatal health from a broader perspective • Barbara Levy, MD Vice President, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Closing Remarks • Mary Ellen Stanton, Senior Maternal Health Advisor, USAID Bureau for Global Health Moderator • Catharine Taylor, Vice President, Health Programs GRoup, Management Sciences for Health This event is co-sponsored by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.