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Nigeria’s health workers’ strike disrupts maternal care nationwide
Men urged to embrace family planning
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Maternal mortality rate rising in PNG
Developmental vulnerability higher in offspring of younger, older mothers
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Pregnancy complications might ‘turn on’ schizophrenia genes, study says
Fewer babies were born in Brazil amid Zika outbreak, study says
Midwives hold the key to Bangladesh’s health strategy, says UNFPA
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Early pregnancy obesity, overweight linked to neurodevelopmental delay in offspring
Maternal mental health problems – the impact in numbers
World Fistula Day: ‘Nigeria accounts for 40% of fistula cases worldwide’
Progress on women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
More babies being born too soon for third year in a row, report shows; March Of Dimes says trend is an alarming indicator of worsening health of moms and babies in the U.S.
Researcher says affordable doula services might lower infant mortality rate
Faith in family planning: Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies
Public health systems ignore the psychological needs of women who have stillbirths
Inducing labor at full term may be best bet
Doctors want postpartum care for new moms to start sooner than the 6-week checkup
Dying to deliver: The race to prevent sudden death of new mothers
Too many mothers are dying after childbirth. A hospital hopes to save them
Introduce mental health checks for new mothers, ministers told
The effects of centering pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcomes in northern Nigeria; a prospective cohort analysis
For every woman who dies in childbirth in the U.S., 70 more come close
Maternal diabetes predicts future cardiometabolic markers in offspring
USF study: Inducing labor at 39 weeks may be better for mother and baby
The countries where 1 in 5 children are never breastfed
Improved mental health care funding for new mums
Study examines impact of extended maternity leave on breastfeeding in active duty mothers
These female doctors are changing the lives of fistula survivors in Somaliland
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Midwives leading the way with quality care
Serena Williams reveals ‘whole new kind of fear’ during daughter’s birth
Pregnant women can feel pressured to go off antidepressants. But that carries risks too
Nigeria’s Mamalette startup aims at reducing child and maternal mortality
Researchers developing device to enable pregnant women to detect serious health complications
App developed to help new parents monitor mental health