Parliament Creates 19 Municipalities (Parliament of the Republic of Uganda)
(Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda) Parliament has approved the creation of 19 municipalities intended to improve administration and delivery of services to the people. The Minister of Local...
View ArticleVacancies (october 2014) (UCDA - Uganda Coffee Development Authority)
(Source: UCDA - Uganda Coffee Development Authority) The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is mandated UCDA to: "Oversee the coffee industry by supporting research, promoting production,...
View Article'My mother did everything but she was left to bleed to death after giving birth'
As the World Health Assembly nears, people in Uganda and beyond are mobilising to demand progress on reproductive health and childcare...
View ArticlePregnancy and mental health: the hidden pain of giving birth
Magda, a 29-year-old software developer, regularly fends off questions about when she will have her first child. Coming from a close-knit family and having been with her boyfriend for a decade, the...
View ArticleNew birth guidelines: ‘For midwives, they are preaching to the converted’
Midwives at St George’s hospital in London say outcomes are better for women giving birth in midwife-led centres and at home...
View ArticleMaternal Monday II - What Is Your Moment of Obligation?
Last week, we kicked off our #MaternalMonday Stories campaign, sharing the moments that inspired the Wellbeing Foundation Africa team to dedicate their lives to improving reproductive, maternal,...
View ArticlePregnant women must be able to access the right care at the right time, says...
(Source: WHO - World Health Organization) News release 7 November 2016 | GENEVA -WHO has issued a new series of recommendations to improve quality of antenatal care in order to reduce the risk of...
View ArticleAll about baby - tips on getting ready for big arrival
Gas, air and the epidural are what automatically spring to mind when you think of pain relief during labour and childbirth. But there are a number of “natural” or non-pharmacological methods of pain...
View ArticleCall to review baby death rates at more than 20 NHS trusts and boards
Inquiry urges those with higher than average stillbirth and newborn death rates to examine their maternity care to see if mistakes were made...
View ArticleWelfare of New Born Children and Mothers (Ministry of Health and Family...
(Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Republic of India) The Government of India under the National Health Mission (NHM) is implementing following interventions across all States and...
View ArticleMidwife Explains The Spiritual Side Of Birth
Birth is rarely depicted in popular media as anything other than a painful and traumatic experience. Midwife Marianne Littlejohn, who runs a website and practice in Cape Town, South Africa, called...
View ArticleAllay the dangers of maternity by honouring rural custom
”Mama!” Josephine Masedi hears the cry from next door. She stands up and walks briskly into her neighbour’s house to find the pregnant young woman gripping the arm of a couch. Her sweaty face is...
View ArticleThe Big Push: Call the Midwife in Bangladesh
More than 350,000 babies are born globally every day. Yet in many cultures it remains a mystical and deeply superstitious act. Now expertise from the UK's TV hit Call the Midwife is helping people in...
View ArticleExplainer: what are women’s options for giving birth? (University of Western...
(Source: University of Western Sydney) The following piece, by Professor Hannah Dahlen from the School of Nursing and Midwifery(opens in new window) was first published by The Conversation (opens in...
View ArticleThe high number of stillbirths shows we are not listening to women properly
Kate Nelson was pregnant with twins four years ago when she began to feel ill and couldn’t keep food or water down. At the hospital she saw yet another overstretched clinician who didn’t know her or...
View ArticleCoverage of antenatal care in India has to be increased: WHO
In 2013, globally, preterm birth complications were responsible for 15 per cent (0.96 million) of deaths in children under five years of age. It is a leading cause of death in neonates (0-27 days after...
View Article'Half of UK stillbirths could be prevented with scans'
More than half of stillbirths in the UK could be prevented if the NHS implemented additional scans, a leading obstetrician has told Panorama. Each year, more than 3,000 babies are stillborn in the UK,...
View ArticleFighting fistula: Razia's brave recovery from pregnancy nightmare
In a remote village in central Pakistan a teenage girl is screaming for help in unbearable labour pain. There are no trained midwives or doctors around for miles in Rahim Yar Khan District in southern...
View ArticleWHO Doubles the Number of Prenatal Visits, Changes Guidelines for Care
Pregnant women worldwide should have at least eight visits with competent midwives or health workers before giving birth. That's double the previous recommendation by the World Health Organization...
View ArticleHounded for giving birth outside the system
Some women who opt for alternative births are being forced towards medical intervention or threatened with social services, yet they are doing nothing wrong...
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