In November 2025, I joined maternal health leaders, researchers, clinicians, and advocates at the MedGlobal Connect Maternal & Child Health Conference in Dubai, UAE. 🇦🇪 Being in a room full of people who are committed to improving outcomes for women and children was both energizing and affirming. Throughout the sessions and conversations, a few themes stood out: 🌍 Community-centered care is essential. Experts across regions emphasized that sustainable change begins at the grassroots...

A newly published study in PLOS ONE offers an important reminder that postpartum depression (PPD) affects far more than a mother's emotional well-being—it can also significantly influence the bond between a mother and her baby. Researchers followed a group of mothers from three to six months after childbirth to understand what factors were most strongly associated with healthy mother-infant bonding. While they examined a range of social, obstetric, and health-related factors, one finding...