Maternal health in the Arab World: priorities and policy implications • Jocelyn DeJong, American University of Beirut ; Manal Benkirane, Association de Lutte Contre le Sida (ALCS) ; Huda Zurayk, American University of Beirut

Improving women’s satisfaction with labour and delivery by improving doctors’ communication skills: a randomized trial in Syria • Abdulsalam Asmaa, Damascus University ; Hyam Bashour, Damascus University ; Salah Cheikha, Damascus University ; Mayada Kharouf, Damascus University ; Mohammed Tabbaa, Damascus University ; Mona Kanaan, University of York

Maternal healthcare: the case of Morocco • Abdelahi Belghiti Alaoui, Ministère de la santé

Maternal mortality in Yemen • Nagiba Alshawafi

Measuring maternal mortality in middle-income Arab countries: The challenge • Oona Campbell, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine