The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Global Research & Evidence

Every woman, every newborn, everywhere has the right to good quality care. This is the guiding message of The Lancet Maternal Health Series, which synthesises the last decade of evidence on maternal health worldwide and champions vital action on the path to 2030.
With 210 million women becoming pregnant and the delivery of 140 million newborn babies each year, it is urgent to improve the quality of care and reduce disparities in access, thereby securing future economic and social development and supporting the vision of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health.

Over three weeks the course will present a range of maternal health experts and evidence across disciplines including epidemiology, health systems, economics, advocacy, programming, obstetrics and midwifery. Using videos, articles, mini-lectures and discussions, the course will ask:

What is the state of the world’s maternal health and health care?;
What is quality maternal health care, including ‘too little, too late’ and ‘too much, too soon’?, and finally;
What is the future of maternal health?