Obstetric fistula is a serious reproductive health problem that occurs as a result of prolonged obstructed labour. Women who experience obstetric fistula suffer constant ... Read more »
As the country grapples with the challenges of deforestation and access to water and adequate sanitation, climate change and increasing temperatures are adding to the daily burden ... Read more »
Against practice standards, Nigerian health workers, especially in public health institutions, ascertain the marital status of women to decide whether or not to give them ... Read more »
A breech birth can cause life-threatening difficulties for both mother and baby, so having an experienced midwife to assist is essential. Madagascar currently has one qualified ... Read more »
Thousands of teenage mothers will be among the 3,000 girls returning to school in January 2022 under the special Secondary education quality improvement project - an alternative ... Read more »
Previously in Benin, abortion was legal only in cases of rape or incest, if the mother's life was at risk, or if the unborn child had a particularly serious medical condition. ... Read more »
A Caesarean section is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through an opening in the mother's lower abdomen rather than through the vaginal canal. Some pregnant women ... Read more »
Tanzania's ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school has denied tens of thousands of girls their right to education, Human Rights Watch has said. Public ... Read more »
The age of consent for sex in Uganda is 18 years. A report by NGO, Communication for Development Foundation Uganda, indicates that over 23,000 girls have been visiting antenatal ... Read more »
Every year, 295,000 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth globally. Nigeria accounts for an enormous 23% of these deaths. Each one is a needless ... Read more »
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