GLOW 2024 - Rising to the challenge: women and newborn health in the contect of global crises

We are excited to bring the Global Women’s Research Society Conference to Scotland for the first time, to be hosted in beautiful Edinburgh on 23rd and 24th September 2024.

Established over 10 years ago, the Global Women’s Health Research Society (GLOW) was initially established to facilitate education and networking among researchers based in the UK who were conducting work on reproductive, maternal and newborn health and stillbirths in low-resource settings. Over the years, this community has expanded to include those based outside the UK and to include both topics related to women’s broader health and of relevance to high-income settings.

The 2024 GLOW conference, supported by the Medical Research Council, will focus on the effects of the ongoing global crises of climate change, infectious diseases, mental health, and conflict and migration on women’s and newborn health. We will particularly highlight successful innovation and partnerships that are ‘rising to the challenge’ and meeting these crises head-on.

We recognise that not all pregnancies are planned or welcome, not all people needing obstetric or gynaecological care identify as women and that reproductive health encompasses the full life course. Researchers and clinicians in clinical, epidemiological and social science spheres all have relevant and important insights to share and all are welcome to come together at GLOW.