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Speakers: Melissa Cheyney, Micknal Arefaine, Allison Cummins
Facilitator: Jane Houston
The Quality Maternal and Newborn Care (QMNC) Research Alliance works to transform global knowledge production by addressing fundamental questions of epistemic justice: whose voices count and who participates in creating knowledge. Emerging from the 2014 Lancet Series on Midwifery, the Alliance recognizes that research inequities persist globally, with dominant narratives often excluding critical perspectives from diverse practitioners and communities.
QMNC’s collaborative approach deliberately centers LMIC voices, particularly emphasizing the integral role of midwifery knowledge. By fostering international partnerships across researchers, clinicians, advocates, and policymakers, the Alliance creates pathways for equitable participation in knowledge creation and dissemination. This model challenges traditional hierarchies that have historically privileged certain forms of expertise while dismissing others.
Through its mission to promote research that helps all childbearing families “survive, thrive, and transform lives,” QMNC demonstrates how epistemic justice serves as a foundation for improving maternal and newborn outcomes worldwide.
