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 

Inequalities in accessing sexual, reproductive healthcare persist: WHO study 

Rates of unintended pregnancies, abortions vary widely within the same region and geographies, it says

Inequalities still persist in reproductive and child health care, says study

Despite the progress that many countries have made over past few years, inequalities remain a concern

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Local capacities critical to making a difference must be strengthened

Malefactor

Agrochemicals affect sperms

Living on the edge

Local pollution linked to birth defects

What does NFHS-5 tell us about unmet needs in contraception, family planning

Unmet needs of family planning declined in most states and Union territories except Meghalaya

Will Astana Declaration succeed where Alma-Ata failed?

The new declaration, that renews the global pledge to achieve universal health coverage by 2030, is a step forward but still lacks on several fronts

COVID-19: How rise in child marriages impacts economy

The risks associated with child marriage do not end with girls married before 18: It leads to an intergenerational cycle of poverty …

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

Making love in the time of radioactivity

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster has not only affected human beings, but has even drastically changed the lives of worms. Scientists have recently …

Persistent poison

Review highlights need to ban organochlorines worldwide

Designer babies can lead to growth of homogenous individuals

A Chinese researcher has claimed that he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies but the development may come at a heavy cost

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Cancer drug touted as fertility pill

Cancer drug letrozole is at the centre of a controversy over its being promoted as a fertility enhancer. The Union government has issued notices …

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Why dispelling stigma, promoting hygiene practices need govt intervention

The Rajasthan government allocated Rs 200 crore to Free Medicine Scheme to facilitate dispensation of free sanitary napkins 

Population populism: UP bill should empower, not control people

Solution to population problem lies in ensuring socio-economic development by addressing issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, …

Hidden Hunger: Every second child globally deficient in micronutrients, finds report

56% preschool aged children, 69% non-pregnant women of reproductive age lack in iron, zinc & vit A

World Population Day 2020: Women suffered most as COVID-19 took a toll on reproductive health

Women had to skip abortions, undergo unwanted pregnancies, deliver babies at home and suffer domestic violence

Indigenous hormone kits

Cheap and stable at high temperature

Rahima Moosa: South Africa’s only mother and child hospital is falling apart — a veteran doctor reflects on why

The country’s health ombudsman recently published a shocking investigation into Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital 

NCDs emerge as a major cause for maternal deaths

WHO study says 1 in 4 maternal deaths are caused by pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity and HIV

Legal framework can strengthen HIV response: UNDP administrator

Discriminatory policies hamper access to HIV services

Bonded motherhood

Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill doesn’t protect surrogate mothers’ rights: Planning Commission

India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns

Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old