May 21
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NGOs Push for More Budget On Maternal Health
Daily News
SOME 35 NGOs have teamed up to petition the government, urging it to allocate adequate budget for maternal and newborn health during the 2012/2013 financial year. Read more »
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Child Killing in Northern Region (Part 1)
RNW Africa
Something sinister is taking place in communities around Saboba, Chereponi and Sang near Yendi in northern Ghana. Innocent children are being killed because they are either born... Read more »
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Rights Group Petition President Over Abortion
New Times
The Solidarity for African Women's Rights Coalition (SOAWR), a pan African coalition of 40 organizations in 20 countries, has appealed to President Paul Kagame on safe abortion law... Read more »
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MTN Funds Maternity Block for Ejisu Hospital
Ghanaian Chronicle
The sod was cut on Saturday for construction work to begin on a GH¢240,000 Maternity Block for the Ejisu Government Hospital, which is being funded by MTN... Read more »
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Woman Delivers Twins, One Disappears in Mulago Hospital
New Vision
After nine months of pregnancy, Jenifer Nsimenta looked forward to delivering a healthy bouncing baby. Read more »
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Bed Shortages Put New Mothers At Risk
The Herald
A shortage of beds at Harare Central Hospitals has forced authorities to discharge mothers who would have delivered babies on the same day instead of the recommended three days. An... Read more »
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Giving Hope to Women With Fistula
New Times
In her first marriage, Alice Mutoni was happy and peaceful. She automatically thought that life would continue the same way especially if she had a baby with her husband. Read more »
May 20
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Mother's Too Soon - Teen Pregnancy [column]
Daily News
Last weekend as many around the world honored their mothers on Mother's Day, we discussed children who could not celebrate their mother's; we discussed the problem of babies born... Read more »
May 18
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Culture Responsible for Failure of Family Planning [opinion]
Observer
The birth of a newborn baby is often heralded with fanfare and the proud mother is awarded various honorary titles depending on the culture. Read more »
May 17
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Traditional Midwives to Help in Reduction of Maternal Death Rate
ANGOP
The Vice governor of the northern Malanje province for political and social affairs, Alice Van-Dúnem, said on Wednesday in Luanda that the works of traditional midwives will... Read more »
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First Lady Launches Campaign to Raise Funds for Midwives' Education
Daily News
THE First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete has launched a campaign dubbed "Stand up for African mothers," that aims at raising funds to train about 4,222 midwives and create awareness on... Read more »
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Maternal Deaths On Decline but More Progress Needed - UN Report
Leadership
The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has declined almost by halve in 20 years, according to new estimates released during the week by the... Read more »
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Corruption Hampering Fight Against Maternal, Infant Mortality
Daily Trust
Corruption and bad leadership are major factors hampering the fight against infant and maternal mortality in Nigeria, President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and... Read more »
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Nurses to Undergo Midwifery Training
The Herald
AT least 15 nurses in Mashonaland West will undergo a 12-month midwifery training course at Chinhoyi Hospital in efforts to boost the number of critical staff in the province. In... Read more »
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Maternal Deaths Slide 250,000 in 10 Years
Daily Trust
The number of women dying from childbirth has reduced by 250,000 in 20 years, according to trends in the latest world health statistics released by the World Health Organisation... Read more »
May 16
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Treat the Mother - Save the Baby
IRIN
The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death rate for new-born babies remains stubbornly high. Read more »
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As Reps Debate Assisted Reproduction Bill, Experts Laud Initiative
Daily Trust
The appearance on May 2 of a bill on the floor of the House of Representatives to establish an authority for regulating assisted reproduction left most of the medical establishment... Read more »
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Undefined Roles Responsible for Maternal Deaths
Daily Trust
The Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) has attributed the country's high maternal mortality rate to the inability of the three tiers of government to... Read more »
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If Only the Ambulance Had Arrived Earlier...
New Vision
Eighteen-year-old Annet Nakasiita's conjoined twins would probably have survived had she sought help from a health facility in time, writes Eddie Ssejjoba Read more »
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First Lady Launches Special Campaign to Train Midwives
Daily News
THE First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete has launched a campaign dubbed "Stand up for African mothers," that aims at raising funds to train about 4,222 midwives and create awareness on... Read more »
May 15
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Namibian
ANOTHER scandal has exploded around a maternity ward in a State hospital in the capital. Read more »
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Mothers and Motherhood - Arthur Kobina Kennedy,University of Cape Coast--Cape Coast. [opinion]
Ghanaian Chronicle
At the weekend, all over the world, we celebrated our mothers and motherhood. Read more »
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'Babies Die From Inadequate Breastfeeding'
Daily Trust
More than one million children die annually worldwide as a result of mothers not giving their babies exclusive breast-feeding, says the Country Director of Save the Children, Susan... Read more »
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New Dawn
First United Methodist Church or FUMC Senior Pastor Erlene Perry-Thompson says by bearing children do not simply make one a mother. Rev. Thompson made the remark Sunday on Ashmum... Read more »
May 14
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Makerere University Students Invent Hand-Held Womb Scanner
New Vision
Makerere University students have invented a hand-held gadget that can be used to scan a pregnant woman's womb and detect problems such as ectopic pregnancy or abnormal foetal... Read more »
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