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Angola: Angola Reduces Infant Mortality Rate By 175%
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola reduced infant mortality by roughly 175 percent over the last 30 years, from 132 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 48 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020, reads the latest United Nations report. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 12, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Angola: How Technology Is Improving the Quality of Maternal Health Care in Drought-Affected Angola
[UNFPA] Namacunde -- "It is very gratifying to be able to accompany a pregnant woman from her first consultation until delivery," says Leonor Teles Daniel, a nurse at Namacunde municipal hospital in Cunene, one of Angola's drought-affected province. Responsible for the delivery room, she is proud to belong to a profession that cares for pregnant women. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 12, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: Africa's Maternal Deaths Need Urgent Action to Meet SDG Goals
[IPS] Accra -- As the effects of COVID-19 on Africa's health sector become clearer, it looks the continent will need to take urgent steps to overcome the disruptions suffered in the breakdown in antenatal and postnatal care for women and newborns and neonatal intensive care units. The pandemic brought some setbacks to the gains achieved in maternal mortality over the past decade. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 4, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Southern Africa: Speed Up the Rate of Progress On Midwifery in East and Southern Africa, New UNFPA Report Urges
[UNFPA] The number of midwives in East and Southern Africa has increased by 8 per cent since 2017, yet a shortage of almost 300,000 midwives remains. The 146,000 midwives in the region mean there are 2.5 midwives per 10,000 population - far lower than the global average of 4.4. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 28, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Tanzania: State Initiave Will Address Pregnant Women's Death
[Daily News] Kilimanjaro -- EFFORTS aimed at ending deaths of pregnant women, those who have delivered and child mortalities in Kilimanjaro region, recently got fresh impetus after maternal and newborn emergency transport system coordinated by m-mama organisation was launched in the area. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 21, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Liberia: Over 20 Women Died in Home Delivery
[New Dawn] Nimba County -- -Health workers in Nimba disclose (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 15, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Nigeria: Forced Mass Abortions Are a New and Disturbing Phenomenon in Nigeria
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria classifies abortion as illegal except under certain medical circumstances. A recent investigation by Reuters news agency has alleged that, since 2013, the Nigerian military has run a secret mass abortion programme in the north-east of the country, where it is at war with the militant Islamic organisation Boko Haram. Ten thousand women were allegedly affected - the report claims the women had been raped and impregnated by Boko Haram insurgents. The military has denied the allegations. Reproductive h (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 14, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: Curbing Maternal Mortality in Côte d'Ivoire
[WHO-AFRO] Botro, Cote d'Ivoire -- It is vaccination day, baby cries fill the courtyard of the Botro General Hospital, about 400 kilometres north of Abidjan. Henriette Ouattara, who gave birth a few months ago at the maternity hospital in Botro, has come to have her baby vaccinated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 13, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

South Africa: Mothers Speak Out About Traumatic Births At Health Facilities
[GroundUp] Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 9, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Termination of Pregnancy Laws Perpetuating Stigmatization of People With Disabilities
[New Zimbabwe] Every third of December, Zimbabwe joins the world in commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 3, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: Africa's Advances in Maternal, Infant Mortality Face Setbacks - WHO
[UN News] Across Africa, efforts to reduce the number of women and infants dying in childbirth are set to slow without a substantial increase in investment, the UN health agency said on Thursday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 2, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: Africa's Advances in Maternal, Infant Mortality Face Setbacks - WHO Report
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is projected in the African region, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released today finds. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - December 2, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Kenya: Lesuuda Calls for Increased Societal Collaboration to Minimize Teen Pregnancies
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Samburu West legislator Naisula Lesuuda has called for enhanced societal collaboration to reduce prevalence of teen pregnancies in the Country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - November 22, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Namibia: 54 Percent of Babies Die From Preterm Birth
[Namibian] Deputy minister of health and social services Esther Muinjangue says 54% of newborn deaths in Namibia can be attributed to preterm birth and low birthweight. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - November 21, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Rwanda: Antenatal Care Key in Addressing Maternal, Infant Mortality - Ministry of Health
[New Times] Expectant mothers have been encouraged to prioritise antenatal care as a way of improving maternal and infant health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - November 17, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news