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Sudan: Midwives Scramble to Ensure Safe Deliveries Amid Violence in Sudan
[UN News] As catastrophe grips Sudan, the UN agency for reproductive health is stepping up support, with midwives playing a key role in helping provide safe deliveries amid growing violence. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 8, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Liberia: 'I Don't Support Abortion'..Says Senator Koung
[New Republic] imba County Senator, Jeremiah Kpan Koung has strongly spoken against the acts of abortion. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 5, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: Four Things You Need to Know About Having a Caesarean Section
[The Conversation Africa] If you're pregnant or planning to have a baby soon, you've probably been given lots of advice and information about what you might experience during and after the birth. But less information is often given about what to expect if you should need or choose to have a caesarean section. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 4, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Uganda: Program Launched to Skill Women and Youth
[Nile Post] Women and Youth are set to benefit from a new skills training program that will target 5000 young people in Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 1, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Sudan: Escalating Violence Shuts Hospitals and Puts 219,000 Pregnant Women At Risk
[Africa Renewal] Doctors, nurses and hospital staff unable to travel to work and vital humanitarian aid not getting through (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 26, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Malawi: Young Mothers Find a Space Safe From Tropical Storm Freddy's Catastrophic Consequences
[UNFPA] Nsanje, Malawi -- "We are sleeping in the cold," says 19-year-old Mirriam Karilito, who is seven months pregnant. "And when the rains come, it's worse." (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 19, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Liberia: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Liberia - the Tiawan Gongloe Prescription
[New Dawn] The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Liberia is alarming. According to the recent Demographic and Health Survey, the MMR of Liberia is 742 per 100,000 live births, one of the world's highest rates of maternal mortality. The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has listed Liberia as having one of the highest rates of deaths for newborns in the world: 76 in 1,000 births under-five mortality rate. The lifetime risk of a Liberian woman dying during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 18, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Liberia: New Report Shows 38,779 Induced Abortions Occurred in Liberia in 2021
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), along with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and Guttmacher, has launched the findings of abortion incidence and severity of complications in Liberia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 17, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Liberia: New Report Shows 38,779 Induced Abortion Occurred in Liberia in 2021
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), along with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and Guttmacher, has launched the findings of abortion incidence and severity of complications in Liberia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 17, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Liberia: Rising Abortion Cases Are Worrisome
[New Dawn] Abortion in Liberia is illegal, but study that the country performs nearly 40,000 abortions annually, destroying innocent lives that have formed in fetuses is pure murder that should claim immediate concern of government and rights campaigners, including religious institutions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 17, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: Major Study Turns Spotlight On Formula Milk Industry
[spotlight] The scientific evidence that exclusive breastfeeding is best for infants is very strong. Yet, some baby milk formula companies continue to use questionable methods to create demand for their products, thereby undermining breastfeeding. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 16, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Ghana: Walking Barefoot Improves Menstrual Flow, Eyesight, Sleep, Hypertension, Pain, and Inflammation
[Ghanaian Times] Most of my articles are born out of inspiration. Others are requests from readers. I know this topic will shock many people. Others will also as usual think this is an ordinary Naturopathic Professor exploring extraordinary beliefs. Maybe, this is a Psychology of an extraordinary belief. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 14, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Madagascar: How One Woman Went Into Labour As Cyclone Freddy Slammed Into Madagascar
[UNFPA] Manakara, Madagascar -- "We knew the delivery was imminent and that everything was going well... But we didn't know it was going to be today." Georgette, a 26-year-old mother from Manakara in Madagascar, went into labour just as a powerful cyclone tore through her village. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 14, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

South Africa: Deputy Ministers Sibongiseni Dhlomo and Buti Manamela Lead Sexual Reproductive Health Campaign and March Against Illegal and Unsafe Abortions, 14 APR
[Govt of SA] Health and Higher Education, Science and Innovation Deputy Ministers to lead Sexual Reproductive Health Campaign and a march against illegal and unsafe abortions (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 13, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Midwives Use New Groundbreaking Birthing Model With Survivors of Sexual Violence
[UNFPA] When 16-year-old Esther* arrived at Panzi hospital in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, doctors confirmed her worst fear: she was pregnant. Esther had been raped seven months earlier. Ostracized by her friends and family, she felt betrayed and alone. She said her pregnancy made her "feel dirty." (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 7, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news