Care of the pregnant: Half-hearted attitude

The first 1,000 days of life offer the window of opportunity to reduce maternal and child mortality. It’s time India made the most of it 

World’s first Health Impact Bond can save 10,000 women and newborns in India

Utkrisht Impact Bond will ensure financial assistance to 440 small healthcare organisations to improve the quality of maternal and child care in …

Somali drought heightens risk to mothers during pregnancy and childbirth

About 607,000 pregnant women across Somalia need maternal health services to ensure a safe pregnancy and delivery

Maternal aerobics

Right conception

Healthy diet of mothers helps prevent natal leukaemia

This mobile application saves expectant mothers in India

Designed by a Chennai-based gynaecologist, the technology gives medical details of pregnant women to doctors to enable timely treatment 

One-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India

At least 45,000 mothers died during pregnancy or childbirth

Burden of child brides: Bihar, Rajasthan lead states in marrying off girls early  

Southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Telangana are not doing any better, finds National Health Profile 2018

Failure of the baby-doll

Giving birth boosts memory

COVID-19 disruptions caused 1.4 million unintended pregnancies: Study

An estimated 12 million women faced this disruption to family planning services for a duration of 3.6 months on an average  

Maternal mortality in India: What do the recent figures tell us

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan have seen the biggest drop in maternal mortality 

Centre defers decision to restrict production of yield-boosting hormone for two months

Decision comes after various states said oxytocin is very important to prevent human maternal mortality

A monthly defence

A recent hypothesis contends that menstruation protects women against various uterine infections.

Big moms' babies suffer

There is striking new evidence that the lollier-pollier the expectant mom, the more the chance of the kid being born with severe abnormalities

Welcome home, stranger!

Certain sensors in the mother's immune system are desensitised to make it possible for her body to accept the 'alien' within: her child

Driving down lengths

A beauty tip

Cosmetics can cause infertility

Africa fighting maternal, neonatal mortality with community-level interventions, technology

Sub-Saharan Africa is leveraging emerging technologies to improve access to basic provisions to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality

Zika impact: Demand for abortion up 100% in Brazil

Pregnant women from Zika-affected countries are defying national laws which restrict abortion to request abortion medications online, a new …

Having a baby is hard in Ethiopia: women walk a lot, and wait a lot

It's impossible to think about maternal health in Ethiopia without thinking about the time and distance between where rural women live and where …

Children and passive smoking

A pregnant woman exposed to cigarette smoke can pass on the harmful smoke constituents to the foetus

Pregnancy calcified

New research findings show that adequate intake of calcium is a remedy for anxiety and high blood pressure-related conditions in many expecting women

Fertility cold-stored

Women who might lose their ability to conceive - be it due to the inevitable menopause or a damage to their ovaries caused by radiation or …

Conception misconception

Scientists in the US have taken significant strides in solving the mysteries surrounding human birth. Their achievements answer questions …