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Endometriosis affects 10% of women, but many live with painful symptoms of the condition for years without a diagnosis. A lack of non-invasive screening tools and normalisation of period pain both play a role in this.
In South Africa, both HIV and pre-eclampsia are a burden to maternal health.
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Reducing maternal deaths in developing countries relies on the ability of health systems to swiftly identify and manage women at high risk.
One of the first babies born on 1 January 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Unfortunately, disrespectful and neglectful treatment of women during childbirth, including verbal, physical and emotional abuse is not uncommon.
This pandemic could have adverse effects on pregnant women.
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Measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 may worsen the already poor access to quality maternal health services in parts of the continent.
A healthcare worker examining a pregnant woman.
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Verbal and physical abuse appeared to be an expression of both helplessness and an exercise of power.
Child marriage is still a major issue in Nigeria
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Understanding the drivers of early childbearing in specific contexts is important for effective policy making.
Having a baby is stressful enough without also having to process misinformation. Here are the facts from the WHO, experts and the research evidence.
What mattered most to mothers using Nigeria’s free maternal health services was that their babies were healthy.
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With the introduction of free maternal healthcare, Nigeria appears to have got more women using health facilities, but there are more hurdles to cross.
Most young, married girls in Ethiopia don’t have the family planning information they need.
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Over 60% of girls in Ethiopia are married by the age of 18. Many don’t have support in negotiating with their husbands and families to take control of their own fertility.
A successful pregnancy if you have diabetes comes down to planning and making sure you have the right health-care team behind you.
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Women with diabetes are at high risk of pregnancy complications. But there is a lot women can do to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
Criticizing pregnant women about their weight can be bad for them and their babies.
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Fat shaming is harmful to all women, but pregnant women face a particular danger. Shaming affects not only their health but also that of their children.
Some changes are more noticeable than others during pregnancy.
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Understanding how pregnancy changes some of the body’s fundamental systems could help treat cancer and other diseases.
Andrew Scheer is seen here with former prime minister Stephen Harper in the House of Commons in 2011.
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Those who claim that Scheer’s positions on a woman’s right to choose and a same-sex couple’s right to marry are irrelevant so long as he refuses to reopen debate are missing the point.
There are several different brands of lactation cookies on the market geared towards breastfeeding mums.
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Milk and cookies might be a famous combination, but there’s little evidence so-called lactation biscuits can promote milk flow in breastfeeding mothers.
With the right support, women in prison or whose children are in care can breastfeed. But there are challenges.
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Supporting mums in prison and whose babies are in care to breastfeed has benefits for mums, their children and wider society.
Research with almost 500,000 women in Alberta, Canada, reveals connections between fainting in pregnancy and medical problems in both mother and child.
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Research shows fainting in pregnancy may be associated with medical problems for the child at birth and heart conditions in the mother post delivery.
Parenting and baby care books may be unintentionally putting babies in danger.
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When there is no “village” to help raise a child, parents often turn to baby books for guidance — but they don’t always hold the best advice.
The recent maternal health crisis of tennis player Serena Williams was a flash point for many health professionals. A photo of Williams with her daughter from her Instagram account.
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As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let’s remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy.
New research has found that mothers may be forgoing medication they need in order to breastfeed their babies.
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Mothers are told to stop breastfeeding when taking certain medications – even if they won’t harm their baby.
Home visit trials strongly encouraged spouses to get involved.
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Home visits as part of community-based schemes to women during and after pregnancy can improve the health of mothers and babies.