Dr. John Ehiri editor of new three-volume textbook on global maternal and child health
A new three-volume public health textbook, "Maternal and Child Health: Global Challenges, Programs, and Policies," edited by Dr. John Ehiri, Vice Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs in the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health, has recently been published by Springer Nature.
Springer Nature recently published the second edition of Maternal and Child Health: Global Challenges, Programs, and Policies, a three-volume textbook series edited by John E. Ehiri, PhD, MPH, MSc (Econ), University Distinguished Outreach Professor and Vice Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs in the Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona.
Thoroughly researched and substantially updated from the original 2009 edition, the series examines reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health in high-income countries in comparison with low- and middle-income countries. The textbook brings together perspectives from contributors across multiple continents and disciplines, including epidemiology, medicine, nursing, pediatrics, health-services research, health systems, policy, and program implementation.
“Maternal and child health is influenced not only by access to clinical services, but also by the social, cultural, environmental, and policy conditions in which people live,” said Dr. Ehiri. “This edition brings together global evidence and varied perspectives to help students, practitioners, and decision-makers comprehend those connections and develop more equitable, sustainable responses.”
The three-volume structure guides readers from fundamental concepts to major health burdens and evidence-informed responses.
- Volume 1 focuses on foundations, frameworks, and global context, including the history of international cooperation, life-course perspectives, health-systems strengthening, gender equity, cultural issues, evidence-based maternal and child health, human rights, and globalization.
- Volume 2 examines key health challenges and disease burdens, from neonatal and perinatal health, malaria and HIV/AIDS to nutrition, noncommunicable diseases, conflict, reproductive health, and infertility.
- Volume 3 addresses interventions and health-service strategies, as well as emerging issues, trends, and future directions.
The new edition expands the scope of the 2009 edition to reflect changes in science, policy, technology and global conditions since 2009. New and emerging subjects include the effects of climate change on maternal and child health, the use of digital health innovations, life-course approaches, sleep health, noncommunicable diseases, and emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. The series also includes a chapter on maternal and child health among American Indians and Alaska Natives, with attention to cultural assets and socio-environmental risks on the Navajo Nation.
New chapters on human rights, culture, and MCH in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, encourage readers to consider how living conditions, healthcare systems, and systemic inequalities affect maternal and child health. Written by authors from around the world, the book draws on experiences and perspectives from a wide range of geographic, economic, and institutional settings.
You can find all three volumes on Springer Nature: