The Western Cape has convened an emergency summit to address the increase in the number of abandoned babies in the province. Almost 500 babies were abandoned in the year ending ... Read more »

Hundreds of thousands of women suffer fistula in solitude and shame, and the United Nations Population Fund estimates that more than two million women live with it in the ... Read more »

A World Health Organization study shows progress in maternal health in sub-Saharan Africa, where maternal deaths have decreased by 26 percent. But the death rate is still the ... Read more »

Kenyans can now save towards the cost of childbirth at the country's largest maternal hospital thanks to a medical smart card system. Read more »

A lack of contraceptives in Uganda has dire consequences for women's reproductive health rights. Read more »