ArticleMaternal and child health journal2019
The Future of Maternal and Child Health.
Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Using Qualitative Research to Explore Maternal and Child Health Experiences Among Brazilian Immigrants in the U.S.: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Climate change and gendered vulnerability: A systematic review of women's health.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
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- Integrating the exposome and one health approach to national health surveillance: an opportunity for Latin American countries in health preventive management.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Systematic review of Internet of medical things for cardiovascular disease prevention among Australian first nations.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Examining respect, autonomy, and mistreatment in childbirth in the US: do provider type and place of birth matter?Reproductive health · 2023Article
- The Critical Value of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) to Graduate Training in Public Health: A Framework to Guide Education, Research and Practice.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- Emerging Technology: Preparing Tomorrow's MCH Workforce to Innovate for Equity.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- Transdisciplinary Imagination: Addressing Equity and Mistreatment in Perinatal Care.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- The Online Ordering Behaviors among Participants in the Oklahoma Women, Infants, and Children Program: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Community-based Systems Dynamics for Reproductive Health: An Example from Urban Ohio.Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe purpose of this commentary is to start a national conversation about the future of maternal and child health (MCH). In the coming decades, we will have unprecedented opportunities to improve MCH, but will also face unprecedented threats.
methodsThis paper examines emerging opportunities and threats to MCH, and discusses strategies for leading the future of MCH.
resultsScientific advancements will continue to drive improvements in MCH, but to unleash its full potential for improving population health future MCH research must become more transdisciplinary, translational, and precise. Technological innovations could dramatically transform our work in MCH while big data could enhance predictive analytics and precision health; our challenge will be to assure equitable access. The greatest gains in MCH will continue to come from improving social conditions, which will require advancing MCH in all policies. Climate change, infectious outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance pose increasing threats to MCH, which can be averted by reducing global warming, implementing global early warning systems, and instituting responsible antimicrobial stewardship. The growing burden of chronic diseases in children and adults need to be addressed from an ecological and life course perspective. The water crisis in Flint shined a spotlight on the growing health threats from America's decaying infrastructure. DISCUSSION: We can lead the future of MCH by starting a national conversation, improving MCH research, and preparing future MCH workforce, but the future of MCH will depend on our effectiveness in bringing about social and political change in the coming decades.
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