Jill Sheffield is a women's sexual and reproductive health and rights advocate, with a focus on reducing global maternal mortality.

[6] Sheffield decided shift her career focus towards advocating for women's reproductive freedom, sexual health, and mother's rights.

[10] In 1987, Sheffield co-founded Family Care International (FCI),[1][5] a non-profit global organization focused on improving the maternal health of women in the world's poorest nations.

[8] FCI was the first international organization founded specifically to focus on maternal mortality,[11] family planning and reproductive rights.

[13] It seeks to generate political commitment and financial investment to reduce maternal mortality and increase access to reproductive health.