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9 deaths in 6 days, 18 since May: A wave of maternal deaths in Rajasthan

Rajasthan's public healthcare system is under scrutiny after nine women died in government hospitals. Expert teams are investigating these recent maternal fatalities in Bhilwara an...

Kenyan mothers die by the hundreds in childbirth as health care remains weak

Kilifi County in Kenya saw 532 mothers die for every 100,000 live births while the national average was 355 deaths, according to the latest government data in 2022.

Another Maternal Death In Rajasthan As Woman Dies In Post-Partum Complications

The woman had undergone a normal delivery at Tinwari town near Jodhpur and given birth to a baby girl, but suffered uncontrolled bleeding immediately after childbirth.

Maternal Deaths Fall Sharply in Kongwa, Mpwapwa

[Daily News] Dodoma -- MATERNAL deaths in Kongwa and Mpwapwa Districts have fallen significantly following a five-year health initiative that strengthened emergency obstetric and n...

Health scorecard seeks to reduce Indiana infant, maternal fatalities

Indiana ranks third in the nation for the number of women who die during pregnancy or up to 12 months postpartum. Recent figures range from 31 to 43 deaths per 100,000 live births...

The grief health care workers carry after maternal death

She was a young mother. We had never met her before. She arrived gasping for air. Within moments, the room was full. Everyone came together with one purpose, to save her. Then her...

Sudan: Maternal and Child Health Crisis Deepens in Jebel Marra, Darfur

[Darfur Network for Human Rights] A severe shortage of hospitals and health centres continues to threaten the lives of mothers and children across the Jebel Marra region of Darfur....

Maternity care improvements linked to fewer stillbirths and newborn deaths in sub-Saharan Africa

A combination of training, quality improvement and leadership support in hospitals across four countries in sub-Saharan Africa is linked to fewer stillbirths and deaths among newbo...

Midwives: The Workforce That Will Determine Maternal and Newborn Survival and Africa’s Future

NEW YORK / ADDIS ABABA, September 7 (IPS) - Tonight, thousands of women across Africa will give birth. Whether they survive to see daylight will largely depend on where they live,...

Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone

Sudanese women about to give birth are losing their babies and sometimes their own lives because of a lack of specialist healthcare support, amid the ongoing war, UN humanitarians...

Ebola doubles maternity deaths in DR Congo

‘I Don’t Want To Die’: Texas Patients Are Afraid To Get Pregnant

The fear of losing their lives is precisely what many pregnant Texas residents say they’ve experienced after four young women died in the state when they were unable to access medi...

The Blueprint to Save America’s Moms 

American healthcare was fundamentally reshaped a year ago with the passage of H.R. 1. The sweeping federal budget reconciliation bill President Donald Trump called the One Big Beau...

Pregnancy & high risk heart disease : Time-line of mortality

Heart disease in pregnancy is the third important cause for maternal mortality in most part of the world. (Apart from Bleeding, Infection and obstetrical complications) We know pre...

America Just Got an “F” in Maternal Mental Health. Here’s How Your State Scored

America's F on maternal mental health highlights why Black moms face greater pregnancy and postpartum risks while advocating for better maternal healthcare.

NDDC trains traditional birth attendants to reduce maternal, newborn deaths

The NDDC is training traditional birth attendants to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in the Niger Delta. Learn how this initiative improves maternal hea Read More: https://punc...

MedCity FemFwd: How Midwives Can Support the Maternal Health Crisis

In this episode, we’re joined by Amanda Shafton, practicing CNM and national director of midwifery at Ob Hospitalist Group. We discuss the benefits of physician/midwifery collabora...

Deaths of woman in childbirth and her baby referred to health watchdog

The 29-year-old woman died of a heart attack caused by chronic heart disease, and her son Harrison Earnshaw died just 38 minutes after birth.

Wristbands a tool to help reduce maternal deaths

Hospitals across the United States are trying to reduce maternal deaths and complications after pregnancies using one small tool: a silicone wristband stamped with the declaration...

Deadline to release 2026 Maternal Mortality Report arrives after midterm elections

The deadline for the release of the 2026 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Report is Dec. 1 this year, which means it could be released after the midterms.

The same maternal inequity, from Ecuador to America

“I want my mom.” I still remember hearing those words from a twelve-year-old pregnant patient during my internship at a public maternity hospital in Quito, Ecuador. She had become...

Nepal flood death toll hits 1,341 as expectant mothers struggle in shelters

5,531 remain missing as UN estimates 500 births next month, 74 women potentially requiring emergency obstetric care

‘Doctors want to kill me’: Woman’s video before death during childbirth surfaces

Two doctors posted at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, affiliated with Rewa's Shyam Shah Medical College, have been suspended on Saturday following the death of a woman and her newborn du...

Texas Maternal Mortality Committee’s Next Report Will Skip Post-‘Roe’ Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence.

Hope Ngumezi never imagined he would be a single father.  When he met his late wife Porsha at Lamar University in Beaumont, Ngumezi was instantly enamored of her energy, drive, and...