Africa's population is growing rapidly. The high birth rates present the continent with an enormous challenge. However, a study found that the number of children is declining as ... Read more »
Over 40% of the population will be below 18 years of age and 23% will be between 18 and 50 years, a researcher has said. Minister of Finance, David Bahati, said the government is ... Read more »
South African public hospitals have been experiencing a shortage of contraceptives that include injections like Depo-provera, Nuristate and the pill, which often result in unwanted ... Read more »
The MumsVillageShop aims to become a one-stop shop for mum and baby products, transforming the shopping experience for parents. Read more »
allAfrica's Sethekele Ncube, in Durban for the SA Aids Conference, reports that it has now been proven that Depo Provera, one of Africa's most popular contraceptives, doesn't make ... Read more »
In a bid to improve services for nomadic women, about 50 solar-powered bracelets with Global Positioning System trackers have been given to expectant mothers as they move in search ... Read more »
A woman who goes by the name Mama Boo Boo (@ChantellePetit) claims that she was mistreated by doctors and nurses, and suffered fistula and other complications in a detailed Twitter ... Read more »
To help girls find alternatives to early marriage and pregnancy, United Nations Population Fund is helping to put guidance counsellors in nearly 200 junior secondary schools. Read more »
The world has made significant progress on four of the five main causes of maternal mortality. But unsafe abortion - the only fully preventable cause - has been largely neglected, ... Read more »
An Irish medical project has made history by registering the world's first 'blockchain baby' in Tanzania in a project that has allowed for a baby to be born via the instrumental ... Read more »
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