Supporting women to have a labour companion or doula of their choice during childbirth has benefits for women and their babies. It could be especially important for women from migrant backgrounds.
Breastfeeding is not something women simply choose to do, it is an instinct, a biological imperative.
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A Senate Report has put forward 16 recommendations to reduce rates of stillbirth in Australia targeting a 20% reduction in the rate within three years. We can do this by focusing on five practices.
The largest number of HIV-exposed but uninfected children are in South Africa.
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Pre-eclampsia can be dangerous for expectant mothers, but there are ways to monitor and minimise the risks.
There is a lack of information on medications for pregnant women because many clinical trials specifically exclude pregnant women.
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A routine childbirth proves expensive and complicated. Insurance company adjustments, inconsistent billing and mystery costs flummoxed even a health policy expert and his wife, a teacher.
A clinic in northern Tanzania which has one of the lowest facility birth rates in the country.
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Women’s health in the months and years before they become pregnant can impact on their health during pregnancy and the baby’s development, our new research shows.
In Mozambique, gender-based violence, early marriage and early pregnancy all play a part in compromising the health of mothers and infants.
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Mozambique has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world. Researchers hope to reduce this, with an ambitious project aimed at empowering women and girls.
Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Kenya’s health system is under huge pressure.
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Politicians make sweeping statements on how to close the gap. But here’s advice from people working directly with Indigenous communities who have evidence for what actually works.
Children aged under two are at increased risk of meningococcal disease.
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Meningococcal is a rare but very serious infection that can lead to blood poisoning and brain infection. But no single vaccine protects against all the strains.
Free maternal services introduced in Kenya in 2013 had the immediate impact of increasing access. But it exposed a divide in which the richest 20% of women were the biggest beneficiaries.