One-in-nine African mothers will face life-threatening sepsis

New research reveals that three-quarters of births in sub-Saharan Africa occur in facilities lacking basic sanitation ...

Half of rural South Carolina families bypass local hospitals to deliver babies in urban settings, with worse outcomes

Rural and maternal health expert Peiyin Hung has published new research on maternal health outcomes based on the hospital ...
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Heartbreak as grade 2 teacher dies after giving birth, husband narrates ordeal

A grieving widower shared the heartbreaking story of losing his wife hours after childbirth, as he navigates raising their bundle of joy in tough moments.
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Reality TV Star Queen Mercy Atang Reveals She Was Scared Of Childbirth While Celebrating Motherhood

Big Brother Naija star Queen Mercy Atang shared a touching Mother’s Day post and revealed that years back the thought of ...
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In Landmark Judgement, SC Strikes Down Age Limit On Maternity Leave for Adoption

In landmark judgement, the SC has urged the Union government to introduce paternity leave as part of India’s social security ...
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They didn’t want to have C-sections. A judge would decide how they gave birth.

Gathered on the screen were a judge in a black robe and several lawyers, doctors and hospital staff. “It’s a real judge in there?” Doyley asked the nurse at the beginning of what would be a three-hour ...

Plano teacher dies hours after giving birth to first child; husband shares grief: "I wish she was still here"

Natalie Martin, a Plano second-grade teacher, died Feb. 15 while giving birth to her first child, leaving her husband, Aaron Martin, to care for their newborn son.

More and more pregnant people are planning births outside of hospitals, but at what risk?

A recent study led by Ph.D. in Epidemiology candidate Marion Granger Howard and published in JAMA Pediatrics compared the health outcomes of planned hospital births vs. planned community births (i.e., ...