Few trials have been carried out on women expecting babies
Almost 70% of the world’s maternal deaths happen in Africa. Now there’s coronavirus — and with poor prenatal and postnatal care on the continent, expectant mothers and children under five are even more vulnerable.
The rise of the IT age means hazardous materials from electronic devices are being released into the environment at an increasing rate.
Our children’s lives were lost due to the negligence of the Mpumalanga health system, say grieving mothers.
Nurses and doctors are ‘forced’ to treat non-residents, but such care is too often perilous.
Access to ARVs is improving, but poor attitudes to patients are aggravating maternal mortality rates.
Women at the South African Infantry School in Oudtshoorn have been ‘heavily’ reprimanded for being pregnant, says military trade union Sandu.
Women should lose all their baby weight before getting pregnant again or face an increased risk of complications.