70% of all maternal deaths in 2020 were in sub-Saharan Africa: UN report

Not only is sub-Saharan Africa the fulcrum of maternal deaths, but most HIV-related indirect maternal deaths also occur here

COVID vaccines and pregnancy: a review of the evidence shows they are safe

Pregnant women’s immune response to the vaccine is similar to the response of women who are not pregnant, research suggests

Obesity is on the rise among South African women — a risk to maternal and child health

Overweight and obesity are burgeoning health issues in sub-Saharan Africa — particularly South Africa

Love's labour

The traditional dishes that pregnant women eat for centuries

Timely COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women important: WHO

Pregnant women not at a higher risk of being infected with novel coronavirus, but are more susceptible to severe disease, flags WHO

Slaves experimented on by ‘father of gynaecology’: A call to acknowledge their past

Young black girls were branded breeders in mid-1850s and forced to undergo torture in the form gynaecological experiments

Breast milk substitute makers ‘insidiously’ targeting pregnant women, mothers on social media: WHO

Milk companies employing even more powerful marketing techniques to drive up their sales is inexcusable and must be stopped, says WHO

More than half the funds for POSHAN Abhiyaan unutilised: NITI Aayog report

The scheme has an earmarked three-year budget of Rs 9,046.17 crore from 2017-18, when it was launched

Adolescent fertility rate, teenage pregnancies decline in Indian states: NFHS-5

Tripura records the highest adolescent fertility rate for women aged 15-19 years; Goa the least

COVID-19: Odisha ambulance service to pregnant women’s rescue

The service has helped at least 92 pregnant women from state’s Kandhamal district since March 24, 2020 

Air pollution killed 116,000 Indian kids within a month of birth in 2019

Household air pollution accounted for 64% of all neo-natal deaths attributable to air pollution

Access to midwives could annually save 1.2 million lives in East and Southern Africa by 2035

Achievements depend on midwives gaining better education and training

What is in the Union Budget 2021-22 for children? Not much

The budget continues to deprive pregnant women, lactating mothers and children from vital benefits of schemes and interventions 

Doctors don't counsel pregnant women on risks from toxins found in common products

US study recommends training and evidence-based guidelines for physicians to minimise exposure of would-be mothers to environmental toxins

CAG censures standards bureau for delays

Test check revealed delays ranging from one month to 18 years in making 137 standards of the sample 214