Kenya’s new social health insurance fund wants to improve care for mothers and babies: but it faces challenges
Kenya has made strides in maternal and child health over the past decade. Preventable complications related to pregnancy still result...
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Fewer babies born in 2023, as more pregnant women missed prenatal care
The number of women going through pregnancy without prenatal care is growing — even though the overall number of babies...
Common products put health of pregnant women, babies at risk
Common products that women routinely apply to their skin and hair may be putting them and their babies at risk,...
More babies are being born with syphilis, study finds
Data just published online shows a worrying increase in infectious syphilis cases in women living in Australia aged 15–44 (referred...
EPA bans DCPA pesticide in ‘historic’ move to protect unborn babies, pregnant women
Farmworkers, in particular, face burdensome conditions in the fields and often face exposure to harmful pesticides while working to feed...
Antenatal COVID-19 vaccination shown to be safe for pregnant women and their babies
In a recent study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers evaluate the association between antenatal coronavirus disease 2019...
