Childbirth
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A Stillbirth Every 10 Seconds
A new study estimates global stillbirths down to 20 weeks' gestation
A Nightmare for Pregnant Women in Gaza
An on-the-scene health worker explains how Gaza could lose a generation if pregnant women remain at risk
Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery
A nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation on why there's now enough data to advance Indigenous birthing policy
Revolutionizing Maternal Care in Colombia
How the Hospital Padrino strategy is bringing care to underserved communities
Preventable but Prevalent: An Injury Affecting Millions of Mothers
Two solutions that could help women in low-and middle-income countries
Loretta Lynn and Beyond: Reproductive Rights in Country and Folk Music
A slideshow of songs highlighting the once taboo topics of birth control, virginity, and divorce in rural America
Diabetes in Pregnancy Is On the Rise Among South Asian Women in the United States
As the nation diversifies, why a "one-size-fits-all" approach won’t work for treating gestational diabetes
How to Save the Lives of Women and Girls in Africa
African governments must follow through on their lofty declarations and allocate national budgets to save women’s lives
Healthy Birth—and Then What?
Women in sub-Saharan Africa who give birth in health care facilities may not always receive high quality postpartum care
Human Development is the Best Contraceptive—Why India Does Not Need a Two-Child Norm
Key to harnessing potential of India is enhancing capabilities of young people and expanding freedoms of girls and women
Baby in a Bomb Shelter
Oscar nominated documentary “For Sama” gives powerful if gruesome glimpse of what it’s like to raise a kid in a war zone
