Every day, 13 to 15 Kenyan women die from preventable pregnancy-related complications. Not because we lack the knowledge; but because our health systems are designed to respond to ...

Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health investments a country can make to reduce preventable maternal deaths, improve newborn and child survival, and strengthen families' health and ...

After Seema Haider’s closely spaced pregnancies made headlines, doctors explain why birth spacing matters for maternal and baby health ...

Seema Haider welcomes 6th child only 11 months after her daughter An expert explains the medical risks of short birth spacing and why an 18-month gap is safer ...

Letter: George Papachristou and Gigih Yudhistira offer some hope in response to a report on how the Taliban’s ban on birth control is affecting Afghan women ...

President William Ruto has called for urgent and uncompromising action to end preventable maternal deaths, saying the loss of ...

When Bryn Mawr's LifeCycle Wellness, one of the oldest birth centers in the country, announced it was shutting down this March after 47 years of offering midwife services, a group of state lawmakers ...

SB 381 would allow adult adoptees in California unrestricted access to original birth certificates, restoring equality, identity rights and transparency. a360 For decades, California law has required ...

We've all heard it before: The oldest child is responsible and driven, the middle one is the peacekeeper, and the youngest is the fun-loving rebel. It sounds neat, maybe even a little true when you ...

Design Cross-sectional study using reproductive calendar data from the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey. Setting Nationally representative households in Indonesia. Participants A total of ...

Florida created Healthy Start in 1991 precisely to reduce infant deaths and low birthweight through universal prenatal and infant risk screening, community coalitions and coordinated services. (iStock ...

Local women were trained to provide education on birth spacing, the safety of contraceptives, and free birth control options available from public dispensaries. The study followed 515 households in 12 ...