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
Love's labour
The traditional dishes that pregnant women eat for centuries
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
Miracle of birth as a nightmare: India needs urgent policies to protect women’s obstetric rights
Obstetric violence is rampant, specially in rural India
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
Sudan conflict: Women & girls hit hard as reproductive, maternal, paediatric care in jeopardy
Hospitals in affected areas shut or taken over; critical supply for obstetric care, post-rape treatment, contraceptives disrupted
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
