Learn about the natural bark remedy used by African midwives for centuries to reduce pain, relax muscles, and improve ...

Across the African region, an estimated 178,000 women die each year due to complications in pregnancy or childbirth.

While Africa contributes about 30% of global births, around 70% of the 287 000 global maternal deaths annually occur on this ...

More women could die in pregnancy and childbirth due to “unprecedented” aid cuts that threaten to undo two decades of ...

More than a quarter of a million women around the world died during their pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth in ...

The seasonality of births has been extensively studied in North America, Europe, and East Asia but less so in African settings. This paper is the first to systematically test for and document birth ...

A pilot scheme carried out with 165 midwives in east Africa which has just concluded ... Ultimately this effect will have a significant impact on the outcomes of childbirth for the most vulnerable ...