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Live birth is only one of four potential pregnancy outcomes, alongside stillbirth, miscarriage, and induced abortion. While morbidity and mortality as…

Abstract. High ambient temperatures affect maternal and newborn health outcomes and wellbeing. The Climate Heat and Maternal and Neonatal Health in Africa

Building organisational learning in health facilities is a health system strengthening strategy that has particular relevance for rural health workers…

The UK government is putting forward a £13.9 billion investment in research and development (R&D) for the 2025/26 fiscal year.

The cuts impact several key programs, including the university's medical school and school of public health, and Jhpiego, a global health non-profit organization founded at the university more than 50...

Birth-related mortality is a major contributor to the burden of deaths worldwide, especially in low-income countries. The Safer Births Bundle of Care program is a combination of interventions devel...

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in payments for U.S. Agency for International Development projects.

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A study in The Lancet suggests Gaza ministry of health figures over a nine-month period might be too low.

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This study aimed to investigate the impact of having a companion during vaginal birth on postpartum depression and birth satisfaction.This prospective cohort study included 220 postpartum women age...

Explorations of barriers and enablers (or barriers and facilitators) to a desired health practice, implementation process, or intervention outcome have become s...

Our study showed high population prevalence of curable STIs. Community-based STI screening appeared to reduce population-level prevalence of N gonorrhoeae, but not of C trachomatis or T vaginalis, pro...

More than 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state, where the fighting began last year, researchers say.

More than 61,000 people are estimated to have died in Khartoum state during the first 14 months of Sudan's war, according to a new report.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies covering 66 countries reported wide-ranging maternal, fetal and neonatal health harms associated with heat exposure, including increased risks of prete...