Center for Global Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

The Center for Global Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, under the direction of Dilys Walker, MD, is dedicated to improving facility-based care for mothers and newborns in developing countries. With a growing portfolio of projects and partners at UCSF and around the globe, the center is building a collaborative team to better leverage, encourage and support the researchers and clinicians across UCSF.

From creating and implementing new techniques in provider training and facility quality improvement to making investments in discovery of new tools and technologies, our team works to advance care that will save the lives of mothers and babies in low and middle-income countries. Our approach is grounded in local community ownership to build capacity and ensure sustainability.

Projects

• Defining Research Priorities for Non-Balloon Intrauterine Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Management Tools, a research prioritization project focusing on emerging tools for PPH management in low- and middle-income countries.
• Tiny Hats for Tiny Babies™, a global campaign to raise awareness about neonatal mortality and to provide handmade hats to newborns in countries where resources are low and need is high.
• East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative: a multi-year research partnership aimed at decreasing the burden of preterm birth and improving quality of care for all babies and mothers.
• Strengthening People-centered Accessibility, Respect and Quality (SPARQ) aims to improve the quality of people-centered care for maternal health and reproductive services in India and Kenya.
• Bihar, India Quality of Care Collaboration