Maternal health News

Health12 Dec 2019 15:11 GMT

In villages across the country, volunteer community health workers are helping educate and mobilise to save lives.

Zimbabwe05 Nov 2019 08:56 GMT

Experts cite dire conditions at maternity wards amid load shedding. Can solar power technology help?

Australia26 Sep 2019 03:18 GMT

The move to decriminalise brings Australia's most populous state in line with the rest of the country.

Malawi29 Aug 2019 09:49 GMT

Charity Salima came out of retirement as a midwife to independently help women with poor access to care deliver safely.

Latin America22 Jul 2019 18:36 GMT

Strict abortion laws, lack of comprehensive sex education and violence contribute to the high level of teen pregnancy.

Women's Rights30 Jun 2019 15:47 GMT

The morning-after pill has been banned for 10 years. Honduran groups are demanding access and working to change stigma.

Abortion12 Jun 2019 23:44 GMT

As more states pass abortion bans, Illinois, New York and others seek to protect a woman's right to have the procedure.

Africa10 May 2019 07:44 GMT

In a poor community, practice known as nyumba mboke allows same-sex arranged marriage but surrogates are being abused.

Colombia05 Mar 2019 16:14 GMT

As Venezuelans pour across the border, health workers in Colombia's Cucuta say that hospitals are at a breaking point.

Kenya31 Jan 2019 16:03 GMT

Doctors working long hours for low salaries accept bribes from as low as $20 to prioritise patients.

Abortion23 Jan 2019 17:51 GMT

Kentucky joins list of states attempting to push through stricter abortion laws as Supreme Court shifts under Trump.

Women's Rights18 Nov 2018 23:01 GMT

Since 2012, over 46 million women in the world's lowest income countries got access to contraception, new report says.