Female chimpanzees that forge strong, grooming-rich friendships with other females dramatically boost their infants’ odds of ...

A new global report has raised the alarm over stagnated progress in the fight against pre-term birth, calling for urgent action from governments and health systems.The report, "Born Too Soon: Progress ...

Aisha Abdullah, a registered midwife, had just started her morning shift at a primary healthcare centre (PHC) in Gombe State. She was checking a patient's blood glucose level when she heard a loud ...

Every year, tens of thousands of women bleed to death after having a baby. Cuts to aid and attacks on reproductive rights ...

What began as a regular day for Michael Cartwright became a life-changing moment that likely saved his life. Tysha Johnson ...

In rural America, access to obstetric (OB) and maternal health care has been declining while maternal mortality is rising, according to a 2024 research article on the topic published by the Journal of ...

Lo, J.O. and Rae, R. (2020) Addressing Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. The New England Journal of Medicine, 383, 2053-2055.

At the core of Nigeria’s response is the Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Initiative (MAMII), launched in 2024 under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to treat the health of all ...

The project was started to try to bring down Liberia’s maternal and infant mortality. At the time 632 mothers were dying out of every 100,000 births. Twelve years later that number had climbed to 652.

The maternal mortality rate worsens for Black mothers in states with bans, with the GEPI finding those mothers were 3.3 times more likely to die compared with White mothers in the state.