How a breastfeeding initiative in rural Kenya changed attitudes
Breastfeeding has many health benefits for both baby and mother. But it can also can be difficult to sustain exclusively without support.
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Why family planning matters for maternal deaths and child survival
Strong political support, community engagement and effective strategies can improve access to family planning in developing countries.
Two in five pregnant women don’t receive care in the first trimester
Teenagers, unmarried women and migrants are among those missing out on antenatal care in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, according to new Australian research.
Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums
Antenatal care is a vital time for both mother and unborn baby. It promotes and establishes good health before childbirth and after delivery.
How Boko Haram is devastating health services in North-East Nigeria
More than 788 health facilities have been destroyed in parts of North-Eastern Nigeria captured by Boko Haram insurgents, crippling health services in the area.
Incest case attests that, in Costa Rica, abortion is legal in name only
The case of a 12-year-old Costa Rican girl, who was raped by her father and denied an abortion, is dividing a nation that prides itself on its human rights record.
Delivering better maternal mental health care: a diagnosis
Many women are not getting the right kind of attention.
Despite differences in culture, US and India fall short in childbirth in similar ways
Childbirth in the U.S. can be dangerous and dehumanizing. An ob/gyn who traveled recently to India to review childbirth there says the U.S. and India fall short in similar ways.
Midwives and the right of women to give birth the way they want to
Midwives should provide continuous support during labour and birth and they should respect women's choices when it is within safe practice to do so.
When nausea from pregnancy is life-threatening
Hyperemesis gravidarum causes severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Even though it affects up to 3 percent of pregnancies, research about its causes and treatments is sparse.
When men tackle mother and child health: lessons from Malawi
A study in Malawi shows how the participation of local community leaders in policy development can change men's attitudes to maternal and child health for the better.
What more boy births could reveal about South Africa’s health status
Our statistical analysis found that as the sex ratio at birth went up -- that is, more males were born -- so did life expectancy in a strongly related manner.
FactCheck: Is suicide one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia?
The clinical committee reviewing obstetrics services for the federal government's Medicare review said suicide is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia. Is that true?
Maternal malnutrition affects future generations. Kenya must break the cycle
In Kenya, not much attention has been paid to addressing pregnant women's nutritional needs. This has exposed a gap in efforts to improve maternal and child health.
A pregnant woman’s immune response could lead to brain disorders in her kids
A pregnant woman's immune response may be a risk factor for some neurological conditions like autism and schizophrenia in the baby later on.
I’m an OB-GYN treating women with Zika: This is what it’s like
Physicians like me are learning about Zika along with our patients. This takes a dose of humility on our part and an understanding from our patients that we learn something new every single day.
Why fear of childbirth must be studied in the US
We don't know much about fear during childbirth and its effects on outcomes for women and their newborns in the United States.
Here’s how to close the gap on Indigenous women smoking during pregnancy
Almost half of pregnant Indigenous women smoke compared to one in eight in the non-Indigenous population. This means 7,000-9,000 Indigenous babies every year are exposed to smoking in the womb.
The shame game: why it’s time to end the ‘mummy wars’
An environment rife with shame is a fertile breeding ground for conflict: pitting mother against mother.
Better maternal care in Africa can save women from suffering in childbirth
More than two million women across the world suffer from obstetric fistula – a hole in the birth canal that makes them incontinent – but this can be avoided.
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