Who We Are
Our team has invested a lifetime into studying interventions and protective factors that enable women to have safe pregnancies, births, and postpartum periods. Under the leadership of founder, Professor Suellen Miller, our researchers promote care that improves women’s health, prevents maternal deaths, and protects women’s rights during pregnancy and childbirth. We currently work on postpartum hemorrhage management, cesarean section, obstetric fistula treatment, respectful maternity care, and other areas pertinent to quality maternal health care.
We share a common goal of conducting actionable research to improve the outcomes of mothers and children. We collaborate with teams in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Explore our UCSF Team and Collaborating Researchers pages for more information.
Our Mission
We aim to prevent maternal deaths by promoting women’s health and human rights.
We strive to achieve our mission by
- Conducting rigorous, relevant, and timely research that generates new, applicable knowledge.
- Ensuring maternal survivorship through principles of respect, dignity, and equality.
- Creating direct and practical links from research to policy and implementation.
- Training clinicians at all levels in low-resource settings and raising community awareness of maternal health.
- Disseminating information and innovations globally.
