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Africa: How BabyBliss Entrepreneur Toyin Bajomo Saw Gap in the Market, And Filled It
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- After experiencing firsthand how difficult it can be to get high-quality, safe, and budget-friendly baby products in Nigeria, Toyin Bajomo did what all moms do--she solved the problem. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 30, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Kenya: Health Survey Reveals Alarming Surge in Teen Pregnancies, Increased Risks
[Capital FM] Kiambu -- Early childbearing can increase health risks for newborns as well as young mothers. The risks are higher for children of teen mothers, most of who are born with low birth weight. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 27, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Senegal: Eleven Newborn Babies Killed in Senegal Hospital Fire
[RFI] Eleven infants have died in a hospital fire in Senegal, where great disparities exist between public health services in urban and rural areas. The tragedy was one of several incidents at a facility that is raising questions about the state of the country's healthcare system. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 26, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Rwanda: Nearly Half of All Pregnancies Are Unintended - Report
[New Times] Sarah Umutoniwase, who was born to a 16-year-old girl, found herself a mother too at that same age. Her mother had died when she was only two, and was taken in by a foster family. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 26, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

South Africa: We Tested Plants Used for Contraception. Here's What We Found
[The Conversation Africa] In sub-Saharan Africa, 91 per 1,000 pregnancies are unwanted. This is around three times the rates of unintended pregnancies recorded in Europe and North America. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 26, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Namibia: Three Arrested for Abortion Pills
[New Era] The police have arrested three suspects for violating the Contravention of Medicines and Related Substances Control Act 13 of 2003 Section 25(1) after they were found with abortion pills. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 24, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Madagascar: Midwife Helps a Mother Deliver Safely in UNFPA-Supplied Tent in Cyclone-Affected Madagascar #AfricaClimateCrisis
[UNFPA] MANANJARY, Vatovavy region -- At mid-afternoon, a special baby lets out her first cry. Weighing a healthy 2.5kgs, Noelia has just been born in a tent serving as a temporary maternity ward at Mananjary's referral hospital, after the main structure was destroyed during cyclones Batsirai and Emnati earlier this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 20, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: Nigerian Tech Startup Pricepally Tackles Rising Food Costs With Bulk-Buying Platform
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Shopping for food in Nigeria's largest cities can be a challenge. After battling the notorious traffic of Lagos or Abuja to reach open-air markets, many shoppers are frustrated to find that the foods on offer are very expensive and that prices are rising all the time. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 19, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: Breastfeeding in Rainy Season 'Wards Off Disease'
[SciDev.Net] Abuja -- Breastfeeding infants continuously for six months during the rainy season, without including any other foods, may help prevent a disease linked to micronutrient deficiencies, a study suggests. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 19, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Lesotho: Basotho Debating Abortion Rights Reform
[Lesotho Times] The 2022 State of the World Population Report launched last week revealed that about 60 percent of unintended pregnancies in Lesotho end in abortion. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 17, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Africa: 9th Triad Meeting Results in Commitment to Action to Advance Nursing and Midwifery At Country Level
[WHO] Over six hundred fifty delegates representing Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers, Presidents of national nursing and midwifery associations, professional regulators, nursing and midwifery educators, and others, from 165 countries engaged virtually from 9-11 May for the biennial "Triad" meeting. The Triad meeting is convened by the World Health Organization, the International Council of Nurses, and the International Confederation of Midwives. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 17, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Rwanda: Rubavu - MPs Caution Over High Birth Rate
[New Times] Members of the Lower Chamber of Parliament have expressed concern over the high birth rate that is prevalent in Rubavu District, saying that this undermined national development. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 16, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Nigeria: Train Attack - Bandits Release Pregnant Woman On Compassionate Ground
[Premium Times] This is the second time the bandits would be releasing hostages. They had earlier released the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 15, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Ghana: Unilever Ghana's Geisha Brand Team Donates to Mothers, Newborns
[Ghanaian Times] Unilever's skin cleansing brand, Geisha, has visited some key hospitals in Accra to present hampers with assorted Geisha soaps and other Unilever products to newly delivered babies and their mothers to celebrate this year's Mother's Day. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 13, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Kenya: Child Labor and Teenage Pregnancies Blamed for Poor Form One Turnout
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Teenage pregnancies and child labor have been identified as major impediments to the government's 100% secondary school transition programme in Kisumu County. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 13, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news