Latest Maternal death Stories

While global attention has for decades been focused on reducing maternal mortality, population-based data on other causes of death among women of reproductive age has been virtually non-existent. A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that non-communicable diseases accounted for 48 percent of 1,107 investigated female deaths in rural Bangladesh between 2002 and 2007. The findings lend urgency to review global health priorities to address...

Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, report researchers in the current online issue of the journal Violence Against Women. The study, by Anita Raj, PhD, a professor in the Department of Medicine in the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Ulrike Boehmer, PhD, an associate professor in the Boston University School of Public Health, is the first published ecological analysis...

Nineteen of the top 20 highest maternal mortality rates by country are in Sub-Saharan Africa. BRAC is adapting its proven maternal healthcare model to countries in the region. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 For the occasion of Mother's Day this year, BRAC USA has launched "No Mother Stands Alone," a campaign to reduce maternal mortality through grassroots mobilization and entrepreneurship in countries most in need of better maternal health. The campaign invites all those...

Kangu.org enables citizen philanthropists to crowdfund safe birth environments and life-saving medical services for pregnant women in developing countries NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- May 1, 2013 - Today, Kangu.org - an innovative philanthropic platform that enables donors to crowdfund safe birth environments for pregnant women in developing countries - announced the launch of a new gift-giving feature, just in time for Mother's Day. The tool allows users to...

Results of a pilot study suggest that a virtual patient advocate (VPA) could help influence positive changes and help women have healthier pregnancies. Developed at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Northeastern University, "Gabby" is an innovative tool developed to deliver preconception care (PCC) to African-American women through interactive conversations online. The study results, which are published online in the American Journal of Health...

Globally, one woman dies every 90 seconds because of childbirth complications Tara Hansen Foundation Built To Spread Awareness for Mothers FREEHOLD, N.J., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tara Hansen Foundation (THF) strives to educate and spread awareness for mothers and also to improve the overall care for maternal health. This purpose joins the foundation with many other nonprofits May 1st and 2nd at the Business4Better (B4B) Conference in Anaheim, California. The...

BOSTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KC Health, a healthcare marketing and communications consultancy with a special focus on women's health, hosts a 2 hour on-line radio show on March 8(th) at 12:30 pm in tribute to International Women's Day. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/PH72811LOGO ) The radio show hosted by Kelley Connors, MPH, President, KC Health and Host, Real Women on Health will be co-hosted by Erin Hohlfelder. Policy Director, Global Health at ONE...

A detailed letter entitled “Methodological flaws in the estimation of abortion in Latin America: Author’s reply to Singh and Bankole” was published today in Ginecología y Obstetricia de México (Ginecol Obstet Mex), a Mexican peer-reviewed journal specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The letter is a reply by researchers from the Institute of Molecular Epidemiology (MELISA) to researchers from the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) regarding methodological flaws that led to a...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Every few seconds, in every corner of the globe, a mother welcomes a baby into the world. A recent U.S. online survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, among 2,282 adults aged 18 and up showed that nearly every parent (93 percent) characterizes this moment as "life-changing." However, what is not often discussed is that childbirth can be a very...

ROME, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Many preventable deaths occur during pregnancy and childbirth in the developing world where maternal mortality ranges from 200 to 2,000 per 100,000 live births. Moreover, for each woman who dies, an estimated 16 to 30 survive avoidable complications, often miserably," said Professor Gamal Serour, President of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), presenting the most recent Initiatives for the prevention and...