Pregnancy

The programme provides a safe space for teenage girls in Makhanda’s townships to discuss and learn about sexual and reproductive health

Women’s mental health matters not only for the mother but that of their children

It is women and girls who will suffer the most from the funding crisis caused by cuts to development aid.

On World Health Day, let’s not lose sight of hope, of taking action to make sure we create societies in which our children can not only survive but thrive

Although these regions still have the highest figures for HIV, violence against women and girls and adolescent pregnancy, progress is being made

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer has launched a recall of the pill after a packaging mix-up compromised its contraceptive efficacy

When Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, I was nine months pregnant … what if I had been there?

This edited extract from Power and Faith by Ponthso Pilane explores the issues of religion, pregnancy and abortion

Family planning and the resulting demographic dividend are easier to achieve when men join the contraception conversation.

But stigma remains, and measures such as low or no school fees, bursaries and mentorship could improve teenage mothers’ future opportunities

We speak to Marie Stopes SA about how a surgical abortion works and what you can expect

Extending the child support grant into pregnancy will play a vital role in combating stunting and improving the prospects of children in South Africa

A 2021 study showed that hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have increased in the last nearly 30 years

Strategic investments in health care for all are needed to ensure safe births, treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, measles, pneumonia and diarrhoea, and children are vaccinated

A bunch of flowers on Mother’s Day expresses gratitude but mothers need more – recognise all their work, listen to them, include them in decision-making