Hospital Births May Be Safer Option for Malawian Moms

Various stakeholder campaigns are encouraging pregnant women to deliver their babies in hospital, yet in the last six months, nine women out of 65 lost their lives during childbirth.

  • Malawi:   Malawi Safe Motherhood Crisis

    Nyasa Times, 9 February 2018

    Despite campaigns by different stakeholders on safe motherhood initiatives, Chitipa District Council has registered 65 home deliveries and nine deaths of pregnant women in six… Read more »

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  • Malawi:   Searching for Life in Choked Health System

    Malawi News Agency, 18 October 2017

    Joyce Jackson, 29, is a woman in a stressing situation. In June this year she watched her life turn for the worst. Reason: There was no ambulance at a health facility she sought… Read more »

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