Towards 4+5

Strategic research to inform policy on maternal and newborn care

Towards 4+5 is a five year Research Programme Consortium on Maternal and Newborn health. Our goal is to support evidence based policy and practice for maternal and newborn health to facilitate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5.

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Latest news

MARCH Centre Launched
A new Centre for Maternal, Reproductive & Child Health has been opened at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

September newsletter
The latest Towards 4+5 newsletter is now available. It features highlights from a research dissemination workshop organised by GREFSaD in Burkina Faso.

Recent publications

Risk of psychological distress following severe obstetric complications in Benin: the role of economics, physical health and spousal abuse
This journal article examines the relationships between near miss and postpartum psychological distress in the Republic of Benin.

Progress towards MDG5: Explaining the reduction in maternal deaths in Bangladesh
New Towards 4+5 briefing paper identifies the factors that have contributed to the reduction in maternal mortality in Bangladesh between 1976 and 2005.