Rising to the challenge: lessons learnt from the Global Women's Research Society (GLOW) conference for women's and newborn health in the context of global crises

Affiliations

¹ Senior Lecturer, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
² Medical student, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
³ Associate Professor, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁵ Biomedical Engineer, Center for Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence, Biomedical Engineering Unit, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Makerere, Uganda.
⁶ Clinical Research Fellow, Maternal and Fetal Health Group, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁷ Professor, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁸ Senior Clinical Lecturer, Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Clara Calvert et al. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2025 Dec.

. 2025 Dec;33(1):2525656.

doi: 10.1080/26410397.2025.2525656. Epub 2025 Aug 27.

¹ Senior Lecturer, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
² Medical student, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
³ Associate Professor, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁵ Biomedical Engineer, Center for Design, Innovation and Translational Excellence, Biomedical Engineering Unit, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Makerere, Uganda.
⁶ Clinical Research Fellow, Maternal and Fetal Health Group, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁷ Professor, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁸ Senior Clinical Lecturer, Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

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