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.
Fogarty Grants
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Recent Maternal and Child Health News
- Umbilical cord milking does not appear to increase risk of neurodevelopmental delay in non-vigorous infants
NIH News, July 1, 2024
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Prognostics of multiple malaria episodes and nutritional status in children aged 6 to 59 months from 2013 to 2017 in Dangassa, Koulikoro region, Mali, co-authored by Fogarty grant recipient Seydou Doumbia and Fogarty trainees Soumba Keita, Mahamoudou Toure, Daouda Sanogo and Mahamadou Diakite
Malaria Journal, June 13, 2024 -
Impacts of heat exposure in utero on long-term health and social outcomes: a systematic review, co-authored by Fogarty grant recipient Matthew F. Chersich
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 4, 2024 -
HIV-related Shame among Women Giving Birth in Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study, co-authored by Fogarty grant recipients Susanna R. Cohen and Melissa H. Watt
AIDS and Behavior, March 25, 2024 -
Facilitators and barriers to home blood pressure monitoring among pregnant women in Ghana: a mixed-methods analysis of patient perspectives, co-authored by Fogarty International Research Scientist Emma Lawrence
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, March 19, 2024 -
Associations of childhood BMI traits with blood pressure and glycated haemoglobin in 6-9-year-old Samoan children, co-authored by former Fogarty Global Health Fellow Courtney C. Choy
Pediatric Obesity, March 4, 2024 -
Inflammatory markers in pregnancy are associated with postpartum weight in South African women living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, co-authored by Fogarty Global Health Fellow Hlengiwe P. Madlala
JAIDS, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, March 4, 2024 -
WHO and UNICEF launch free online course to address children’s environmental health
WHO news, March 13, 2024 -
Identifying barriers to life-saving diarrhea care
NIH Research Matters, March 5, 2024
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Updated July 2, 2024