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Every year an estimated 3,040 Ghanaian mothers die while fulfilling their biological responsibility of pregnancy and delivery of babies. These deat

Celebrate the life of this amazing #midwife! Happy belated birthday, Mary Ruth Harper.... http://t.co/lPZdlgTN3o

The Maternal Health Task Force is excited to announce the launch of its new blog series and topics page on mHealth for Maternal Health to share the knowledge and experiences of academics, implement...

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, says Nigeria’s infant mortality rate has improved to 65 per 1,000 live births and maternal mortality at 224 deaths per 100,000 live births. The Minist...

Medical experts say the establishment of the Maternal Death Review in Nigeria could help reduce the country's maternal mortality ratio, which is said to be one of the highest in the world, writes ARUKAINO UMUKORO.

Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of improving maternal health has become a focus in recent times for the majority of countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

A new study shows how many women still die in childbirth around the world. See what the figures are (The UK has a maternal mortality rate of 8.2 per 100,000. Canada is 6.6. The US is 16.7.

Global Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health — So Near and Yet So Far New England Journal of Medicine (Low-cost interventions may be the best way to rapidly decrease maternal, child, and newborn mortality by 2020 http://t.co/SlRFXooXEk)...

Saving Mothers' and Babies' Lives in DRC
Huffington Post UK
When Agnes Lunkembesa gave birth to her ninth child, she decided enough was enough. But although she knew perfectly well how babies were made, she had no idea how to stop them being made.

UNFPA Responds to Urgent Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women in ...

Well Being Foundation Africa seeking to create real and sustainable change for African families (RT @wellbeingafrica: #ANC provides a crucial link between the woman & her family with the health system http://t.co/uoApQNKz5X...

'Maternal, neonatal mortality rate matter of great concern' Daily Times LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Raffique has said that the matter of high rate of maternal, neonatal and infant mortality in Pakistan is of a great...

Advancing the Cause of Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
AllAfrica.com
... Child Mortality Estimation (2013).

This paper explores historical trends in coverage of interventions and estimates rates of child and newborn mortality in 2035 in 74 Countdown countries.

Milestones, feats that mark health secto…
Nigerian Tribune
Resources were devoted under the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme to reducing malaria incidents, dramatically reducing maternal and child mortality, and eradicating polio.

Ogun Moves To Reduce Maternal Morbidity The Guardian Nigeria Health-child-mortality-pics OGUN State government has reiterated its determination to pursue and implement programmes that would improve the health status of its citizens, especially...

The Standard Digital News
Baby steps to saving lives
The Standard Digital News
However, most of those lives could be saved with simple advice for mothers. And that advice, says an international group of researchers, could start with just a footprint.

You Can Reduce Chances of Baby Coming Prematurely
AllAfrica.com
Uganda is one of the countries struggling with a high number of premature babies, a recent report released on global premature deliveries has shown.

Vancouver Sun Baby boys at higher risk of death and disability due to preterm birth HealthCanal.com Professor Joy Lawn, Director of the School's Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health and team leader of the new research, said:...