After two years of data silence, the Venezuelan Health Ministry released public health figures revealing an alarming rise in infant and maternal mortality rates.
An inexpensive and widely available drug could save the lives of thousands of women who die each year from severe bleeding after childbirth – the leading cause of maternal death worldwide, according to new study.
The U.S. has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning for millions of women and families in more than 150 countries.
After South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011, the world’s youngest country has found it difficult to build a stable nation and a functional health system, leaving many mothers at risk for dying during pregnancy and children at risk for preventable diseases such as malaria and diarrhea.
Despite overall improvements in maternal death rates, women receive poor-quality care in all countries, and the mortality-rate gap between rich…
Mothers are often not staying in the hospital long enough after giving birth. Research on hospital stays in 92 countries…
Celebrations for International Women’s Day were marked with some very good news for women’s health. More women than ever are…
Fewer mothers die from childbirth today than did 25 years ago. But the number is not nearly as low as…
Unlike most things that sound too good to be true, the list of benefits from breastfeeding is so long (and…
Clinical reproductive health services provided to women in India’s Bihar state – where few use family planning resources – are…