UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA OFFICE OF GLOBAL HEALTH DIVISION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FACULTY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY 2-115 ECHA 11405-87 AVENUE EDMONTON, AB T6G 1C9 AND ST PAUL’S HOSPITAL MILLENNIUM MEDICAL COLLEGE ADDIS ABABA September1,2014 Volume 1, Issue 3 Ye-Enat & Lij Tena Mother and Child Health Newsletter Inside This Issue Smoking during pregnancy may affect grandchildren 2 Link between prenatal anti- depressant exposure and autisim 2 Mobile Midwifery Delivers Health to Ghanaian Moms 2 Growth of newborn babies' brains tracked 3 The 5 things we can do to save newborns 3 Low birth weight linked to higher incidence of diabetes 3 What strategies are cost- effective in improving health care for women and their newborns? 4 How the lives of mothers can be saved by stepping up 4 Why a UNFPA team member traveled to Ethio- pia to get birth ontrol 4 New resources and links 5 August 18th, marked the 500-day count- down to the target deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals established by the United Naons and governments around the world to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems. Ethiopia reduced its under-five mortality by two thirds between 1990 and 2012- the re- quired reducon for meeng the target of Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) on child survival, success achieved through 38,000 Health Extension Workers and community volunteers reaching mothers and children at their homes. Read more and watch a video about Ethiopia’s progress: hp://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/ press-release/500-days-leſt-millennium- development-goals-deadline Welcome to the 3 rd issue of our newsletter Less than 500 Days Left to Millennium Development Goals Deadline In this issue we include updates and some recent publicaons and news. Our goal is to keep you informed on Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Care in Ethiopia, in Africa and beyond. Enjoy reading!
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UNIVERSITY OF
ALBERTA
OFFICE OF
GLOBAL HEALTH
DIVISION OF
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
FACULTY OF
MEDICINE &
DENTISTRY
2-115 ECHA
11405-87 AVENUE
EDMONTON, AB
T6G 1C9
AND
ST PAUL’S HOSPITAL
MILLENNIUM
MEDICAL COLLEGE
ADDIS ABABA
September1,2014 Volume 1, Issue 3
Ye-Enat & Lij Tena
Mother and Child Health
Newsletter
Inside This Issue
Smoking during pregnancy
may affect grandchildren
2
Link between prenatal anti-
depressant exposure and
autisim
2
Mobile Midwifery Delivers
Health to Ghanaian Moms
2
Growth of newborn babies'
brains tracked
3
The 5 things we can do to
save newborns
3
Low birth weight linked to
higher incidence of diabetes
3
What strategies are cost-
effective in improving health
care for women and their
newborns?
4
How the lives of mothers
can be saved by stepping up
4
Why a UNFPA team
member traveled to Ethio-
pia to get birth ontrol
4
New resources and links 5
August 18th, marked the 500-day count-
down to the target deadline to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
eight goals established by the United Nations
and governments around the world to tackle
some of the world’s biggest problems.
Ethiopia reduced its under-five mortality by
two thirds between 1990 and 2012- the re-
quired reduction for meeting the target
of Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG
4) on child survival, success achieved
through 38,000 Health Extension Workers
and community volunteers reaching mothers
and children at their homes. Read more and
watch a video about Ethiopia’s progress:
http://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/
press-release/500-days-left-millennium-
development-goals-deadline
Welcome to the 3rd issue of our newsletter
Less than 500 Days Left to Millennium Development Goals Deadline
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Smoking during pregnancy has discernible effects
on the growth of a woman's future grandkids, a
new study shows. The "likely trans-generational
effects from the grandmothers' smoking in preg-
nancy need to be taken into account in future
studies of the effects of maternal smoking on child
growth and development. If replicated, such stud-
ies could be a useful model for the molecular anal-
ysis of human trans-generational responses," said
the senior author. Read more: http://www.science daily.com/releases/2014/08/140818113221.htm?
www. midwivesonline.com website has over 700 questions that women (and in many
cases, men) frequently ask when they are thinking about starting a family, or are already
on the pregnancy journey. There is a special section on the site just for Midwives. Click
here to create your account. Do you have an idea or a success story to share? Maybe you’ve heard of an event that
we should all support. Did you just find a solution you’d like to suggest to others? Please send us your news, events and postings for future editions. There are so many
interesting experiences to share and opportunities to learn in our newsletter.
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MNCH Bi-weekly Editor: Dr. David Zakus, Director
Production Manager: Meseret Desta Haileyesus
Production Assistant: Janet Summerhayes
This Newsletter is produced in collaboration with
University of Alberta Global Health Office –DFATD-MNCH Ethiopia Project, a project under-
taken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Department
of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
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