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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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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Pregnant women in Haroresa village, Tana River County, deliver not in hospitals with modern maternity services but in the bush. Lobbying of the county government for the past ... Read more »
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Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, is vital for child growth and survival. Exclusive breastfeeding means that the ... Read more »
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About one in every five global maternal deaths happens in Nigeria. Improving maternal health outcomes must remain a key priority that generates urgent policy action. According to ... Read more »
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Nigeria, like many low and middle-income countries, accounts for some of the highest burdens of maternal deaths. Nigeria accounts for about 20% of global maternal deaths, largely ... Read more »
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A local non-governmental organisation that works on issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights, Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development (GLIHD), has filed ... Read more »
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Malawi has one of the highest rates of preterm births globally. Figures from 2015 indicated that over 1 in 10 Malawian babies were born prematurely. And its neonatal death rate was ... Read more »
