Maternal mortality refers primarily to deaths that occur when a person is pregnant or has recently given birth. It can also include deaths that occur up to a year after giving birth, if the cause of ...

Nigeria has became the world's most dangerous country in which to give birth following the alarming maternal mortality.

Nigeria accounts for 29% of global maternal deaths - a lack of medics and poor facilities are partly to blame.

Nigeria accounts for 20% of global maternal deaths, one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Sepsis, hemorrhage, and obstructed labor remain leading causes, many of which could be ...

Despite medical innovations, maternal mortality rates in the US remain high, especially compared with those of similarly wealthy countries.

Woodhull Medical Center is planning a $20 million revamp of its labor and delivery unit to help it improve maternal health ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes millions of childhood illnesses yearly, particularly in poorer countries. On 30 May ...

The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) has identified hypertension in pregnancy and postpartum hemorrhage as the ...

"If I can do it, anyone can,” said Amanda Brandt, a recent mother who went through deferral programs for drug and mental ...

As Botswana strives to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of fewer than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live ...

India's Maternal Mortality Ratio declines to 93 per lakh live births in 2019-21, with highest rates in certain states.

The Observatório de Violência Obstétrica in Portugal (OVO PT) has called for urgent and sustained investment in maternal and ...