Global Maternal Child Health

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course examines the health situation of mothers and children within the global context of socio-cultural factors and international development. The focus is on major causes of morbidity and mortality for women and children, current and emerging health issues, effective strategies and approaches to address these and the response of governments and of the international community. Topics covered include the social determinants of MNCH, antenatal care & birth, maternal deaths and interventions specific to these causes, access to quality maternal care, family planning & contraception, FGM, obstetric fistula, female cancers, HIV & PMTCT, neonatal health issues & current approaches to newborn care, measurements of infant & child health (data, trends), diarrhea and ORT, pneumonia, polio, measles, global immunization challenges, GOBI & IMCI, malaria, TB, HIV orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs), child labor, sexual exploitation of children, childhood injuries, adolescent health issues, malnutrition in women and children, women’s and children’s mental health, human resources in MNCH, the impact of COVID-19 on MNCH, and international cooperation in MNCH.