Healthy families and thriving communities A well mother is fundamental to healthy families and thriving communities. A mother's physical, mental, and nutritional wellbeing directly influences pregnancy outcomes, infant survival, child growth and development, and lifelong health. Evidence consistently shows that when mothers are healthy and well supported, their children experience better physical, cognitive, emotional, and

Maternity Care for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women At the recent Parliamentary Friends for Maternal Health forum, we explored Maternity Care for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities, where we heard research findings alongside the lived experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse women. For many women, feeling safe during pregnancy and birth

Mothers In 2026, AI is rewriting the rules of work, creativity, and intelligence; changing the way we live our lives. But there's one job that still belongs entirely to some very special people. Mothers UNFPA hit the streets of New York to find out what that job is. View the video here.

Supporting Mothers, Strengthening Communities Mothers are at the heart of our families, communities, and future generations. Every day, women across Australia show extraordinary strength, resilience, and care as they nurture their children, support their families, and contribute to their communities. At Maternal Health Matters, we believe every mother deserves access to quality, respectful maternity care

How Feminism Connects to Maternity Care Feminism’s core commitment to equality, dignity, and freedom translates directly into the urgent need to transform maternity care systems so they uphold women’s human rights throughout pregnancy, labour, birth, and the postnatal period. Feminism, as described by UN Women, is a global movement focused on dismantling the social, political,

Everyone deserves equal rights, opportunities, and freedom. Feminism is often misunderstood, yet at its core it is simply the belief that everyone — regardless of gender — deserves equal rights, opportunities, and freedom. As UN Women explains, feminism is not a single ideology but a diverse, evolving global movement shaped by generations of women’s rights

Women’s Rights Are Human Rights Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls Women’s rights are human rights and that includes the right to safe, respectful, equitable maternity care. Maternal Health Matters’ Position Statement: A Social Justice Approach for Birthing Women outlines why this matters and the reforms urgently needed. Every person is entitled to

Toward a Sustainable Maternity Care System Strengthening primary maternity care is not an optional reform. It is the only path to a sustainable, equitable maternity system. When continuity, comprehensiveness, and coordinated teams form the foundation, every other part of the system becomes safer, more efficient, and more humane. A strong primary care system is the

Parliamentary Friends for Maternal Health Rural Maternity Services Yesterday, at Parliamentary Friends for Maternal Health we explored how to protect and restore rural birthing services, ensuring every woman has the opportunity to birth safely, locally, and with dignity. We know Rural women and their babies continue to face poorer perinatal outcomes than those in cities,

Replacing Fear with Compassion   Maternity care should never be shaped by fear. Yet for too many women, fear of not being heard, not being respected, not being safe continues to shadow their maternity care experience. This month, we explore how compassion can replace fear as the guiding force in maternity care, transforming not only