the Obstetrics and Gynaecology community of South Africa

AFGHANISTAN: High birth rate killing mothers, infants - UNFPA expert

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:23:00 +0200

Afghanistan has the highest fertility rate in Asia - 6.7 - which not only means the deaths of thousands of young mothers and infants every year but also poses long-term challenges, an expert of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) warned. Read full story... | Send to a friend

BURKINA FASO: Muslim leaders agree to promote family planning

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:44:00 +0200

On the eve of World Population Day, Muslim leaders agreed to promote family planning among their followers at a meeting of the country's principal Islamic organisations in the capital's main mosque. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Malawi still grappling with high maternal mortality

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:19:00 +0200

At 807 deaths per 100,000 live births, Malawi's maternal mortality remains one of the highest in the world. This was revealed last Thursday in Lilongwe, when the Malawi government in collaboration with UNICEF launched the Malawi Multiple Indicator Cluster (MICS) 2006 survey. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Older men cause problem pregnancies

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:37:00 +0200

Fertility rates fall and miscarriage increases when the father is over 35. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Women in the developing world are not getting cervical screening

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:45:00 +0200

A study published in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine has found that women in the developing world are not getting the cervical cancer screenings that they need. Read full story... | Send to a friend

BANGLADESH: 21 000 women die annually in childbirth

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:54:00 +0200

Nasima Begum is all too aware of the risks of childbirth in Bangladesh. At only 18, she has already lost two babies. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Pregnant? Who? Me? A bee?

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:32:00 +0200

Woman dressed as bumblebee gives birth without realising she was pregnant. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Liberia: Living with fistula

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:21:00 +0200

Of 600 rape victims recently interviewed by a Liberian non-governmental organisation, 90 percent of the women were found to be suffering from fistulas - a vaginal tear which results in loss of bladder control and social stigmatisation. Read full story... | Send to a friend

New data reveals impact of deadly human papillomavirus in Latin America, Caribbean

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:59:00 +0200

Thirty-three thousand women in Latin America and the Caribbean die each year of preventable cervical cancer, caused by a virus that infects 20% of men and women in the region and as many as 30% of the youngest women, according to a new study. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Mothers' Day: Protecting tomorrow's mothers

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:39:00 +0200

This Mothers' Day, you can give your daughter what your mother could not give you: help in preventing South Africa's most common female cancer: cervical cancer. Read full story... | Send to a friend