Pregnant Women
latest news & developmentsJury still out on pregnant women getting a Covid jab
Few trials have been carried out on women expecting babies
Covid-19 puts Sierra Leone’s expectant mothers at further risk
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…
Meet the silent but dangerous pollutant on our block: E-waste
The rise of the IT age means hazardous materials from electronic devices are being released into the environment at an increasing rate.
Mothers haunted by hospital hell
Our children’s lives were lost due to the negligence of the Mpumalanga health system, say grieving mothers.
Foreign mom’s neglect turns fatal
Nurses and doctors are ‘forced’ to treat non-residents, but such care is too often perilous.
ARVs alone won’t save HIV infected mothers
Access to ARVs is improving, but poor attitudes to patients are aggravating maternal mortality rates.
Pregnant SANDF women humiliated at Oudtshoorn military base
Women at the South African Infantry School in Oudtshoorn have been ‘heavily’ reprimanded for being pregnant, says military trade union Sandu.
Mothers-to-be warned not to eat for two
Women should lose all their baby weight before getting pregnant again or face an increased risk of complications.