A research group led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has uncovered a potential mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants.

Researchers determine the impact of vitamin D levels during pregnancy and their role in maternal and infant health outcomes.

I was greeted by the hum of sewing machines in the livelihood training hall at the Centre for CCPRH in Maiduguri, Borno....

The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched new guidance to help all countries reform and strengthen mental health policies and systems. Mental health services worldwide remain underfunded, wit...

Explore how conflict affects women’s mental health and why urgent investment in support services is critical for recovery and resilience.

The Irish Examiner travelled to South Sudan to meet with some of the 1.1m refugees who have fled across the border from civil war in Sudan. Women, children and men all shared stories of pain but also ...

The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9 million, according to two new reports...

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Yemen Representative Peter Hawkins – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

A first-of-its-kind study shows that experiencing violence and trauma leaves a heritable imprint on the human genome.

MRIs taken from before conception until two years after birth show some short-lived changes and some lasting years

Tuberculosis infections among children in the European region rose 10% in 2023, indicating ongoing transmission and the need for immediate public health measures to control the spread, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

According to a new study, exposure to household air pollution remains a leading risk factor for disease and early death

Researchers say 50,000 years of healthy life lost annually in Australia to weather-linked cardiovascular disease.

About this episode: For some people with a high risk of ovarian cancer, a standard approach has been full removal of the reproductive organs. But new research points to a far less invasive procedure c...

Haemorrhage – severe heavy bleeding – and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according to a new study released today by the World Health Organ...

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback in its fight against the mpox outbreak.

Only 66% of the required funds for TB elimination allocated over three years from 2017 to 2020

Also, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) is meeting this week to discuss polio vaccines and other issues.

So far this year Brazil has reported 52 cases of mpox, but all were clade 2.

As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on Women – a landmark blueprint for gender equality – progress remains frustratingly slow. If we are to achie...

Perinatal maternal stress may alter gut microbiota in mothers and infants, potentially increasing inflammatory bacteria linked to health risks. A scoping review highlights the need for better stress m...

Unlike genetics or age, smoking is a risk factor for numerous diseases that we can actually do something about. By quitting, smokers can minimize these risks.

Before active surveillance, 6 out of 10 maternal deaths were missing from official records; a new system is changing that.

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UNICEF and partners have kept Afghanistan’s health system going through a time of upheaval

A five-day mass polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip concluded on Wednesday, reaching nearly 603 000 children under 10 years of age with novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) following compr...

Despite endometriosis's links to psychiatric conditions, health systems fail to train doctors to spot these connections

Women and girls are experiencing staggering rates of gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, in the latest outbreak of fighting that has engulfed the eastern Democratic Repu...

A shift in societal norms could prove pivotal in a country that over the past decade has seen its birthrate plummet to the lowest in the world.

The cost of breathing unhealthy air

UNAIDS welcomes South Africa’s plan to put an additional 1.1 million people living with HIV on life-saving treatment by the end of 2025 as a significant step towards ending AIDS as a public health thr...

Flooding impacts billions globally and indirect health effects are not sufficiently examined, especially for women in developing countries. Here, the authors show that flood exposure during pregnancy ...

China aims to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control and emissions reduction in the "battle for blue skies."

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered how genetic and lifestyle factors influence immune responses to malaria in children from two large West African ethnic groups. The study found that...

Scientific Reports - Association between maternal anemia during pregnancy with low birth weight their infants

New Report Reveals Alarming Decline in Women’s Cancer Testing Worldwide

Russia’s three years of mass attacks on Ukraine are having a devastating effect on women and girls, with 1,869,000 internally displaced, almost 6.7 million women in need of humanitarian assistance, an...

Skilled midwives are saving lives in #Yemen. See how @‌UNFPA—the @un sexual and reproductive health agency—is investing in midwifery to make #motherhood safer:

What is a menopause health assessment? And how will it improve the health care women receive during this stage in their lives?

How climate change is endangering maternal health in India, causing pregnancy loss and worsening mental health.

NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, The Democratic Republic of the Congo – As fighting intensified in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francine Toyata clutched her pregnant belly, wav...

New Curtin University research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk of prolonged pregnancy, offering new insights into the impact...

Positive HIV status as well as socioeconomic disadvantages, not breastfeeding, are associated with infant length and birth weight, according to the results of a new South African study.