Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Midwife Monali Thulu, 32, guides Sonali Bhoykar, a second-time mother, as she readies to give birth at the midwifery-led care unit (MLCU) of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Maharashtra, India. Beside Sonali and her midwife, Sonali’s husband, a supportive birth companion, holds his wife’s hand and breathes with
Malali is 35 and has been married for five years. In that time, she has given birth to five children. Three of her pregnancies occurred one after another and she lost two of the babies, born in poor health, before their first birthdays. Malali started taking oral contraceptive pills, but because she was swamped by
Baltimore, Md. – Jhpiego has been recognized as a “Very High Performer” and a “Consistently High Performer” by Global Health 50/50 (GH5050) for the first time in its continued efforts to prioritize gender equality—both within the organization and in the global health sector broadly. In each of the previous three years, GH5050, an independent research
