Despite major advances in healthcare, preventable maternal, newborn and child mortality and morbidity remain unacceptably high. Inequalities persist both between and within countries, while conflict, displacement, climate change, workforce shortages and fragile health systems create additional challenges.

The Global Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Conference 2027 provides a platform for sharing evidence, learning across settings and building collaborations that can translate knowledge into sustainable improvements in care. The conference connects global perspectives with practical solutions, bringing together the people who generate evidence, deliver care, shape policy and experience health systems firsthand.

The conference is closely connected to the work of the Lancet Commission on Maternal and Newborn Health, an international initiative bringing together experts, professional organisations and partners from across the world to examine how maternal and newborn health and care can be improved across diverse settings.

The Commission addresses major global challenges, including preventable mortality and morbidity, inequalities in access and quality of care, workforce and health-system constraints, unnecessary or insufficient use of interventions, and the effects of conflict and humanitarian crises.

By drawing on international evidence, facility-level data and the experiences of healthcare professionals, women and communities, the Commission aims to identify actionable priorities and develop recommendations that are relevant across different health systems.

The 2027 conference will provide an important forum for presenting and discussing emerging work from the Commission, engaging a wider international community and transforming its findings into dialogue, partnerships and practical action.

About Global ARG

Global ARG (https://www.sfog.se/kunskap/global-global-arg/) is the working group for global sexual and reproductive health and rights within the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SFOG.

The group promotes international collaboration, knowledge exchange and equitable improvements in sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health. It brings together professionals with an interest in global health and creates opportunities for education, scientific exchange and collaboration across countries and disciplines.

The Global Maternal and Child Health Conference 2027 forms part of this commitment to connecting Swedish and international expertise and supporting meaningful, sustainable improvements in health and care.