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MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

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Prenatal care - nurturing healthy beginnings for expectant mothers

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Beware international ads calling for egg donors

Beware international ads calling for egg donors

9 Oct 2015

Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project launches in Kenya

Maternal and Newborn Health Innovations Project launches in Kenya

25 Sep 2015

New family support group in Joburg

New family support group in Joburg

15 Jul 2015

Ghd partners with PinkDrive

Ghd partners with PinkDrive

17 Jun 2015

No waiting game: Immediate birth control implant more cost-effective

Karen N. Peart 8 Jun 2015

Know your numbers throughout your pregnancy

Know your numbers throughout your pregnancy

15 May 2015

Solving SA's national screening objectives, one community at a time

Solving SA's national screening objectives, one community at a time

7 Apr 2015

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

30 Mar 2015

Alarmingly high C-section rate causes concern

Alarmingly high C-section rate causes concern

6 Mar 2015

Infertility increase is concerning but not unbeatable

Infertility increase is concerning but not unbeatable

16 Feb 2015

Delayed motherhood increases the risk of Down syndrome - study

Delayed motherhood increases the risk of Down syndrome - study

3 Nov 2014

Partnership to commercialise wind-up foetal heart rate monitor

Partnership to commercialise wind-up foetal heart rate monitor

6 Oct 2014

A free SMS service for pregnant mothers has been launched by the Department of Health using funding from the US Government and Johnson & Johnson. Image:

SMS service for pregnant women

22 Aug 2014

Despite a shortage of gynaecologists in South Africa, Dr Mark Stevens has been delayed for five years from practicing by the HPCSA. Image: HPCSA

Doctor fights to work in SA

14 Aug 2014

Life Health Group's Dr Sharon Vasuthevan says that SA is not training enough specialist nurses to fill urgently needed vacancies in hospitals. Image: LinkedIn

Scarce nursing skills prompts SA to recruit from India

15 Jul 2014

Depression and PTSD together dramatically increase risk of premature birth

Depression and PTSD together dramatically increase risk of premature birth

Bill Hathaway 12 Jun 2014

Women in the second trimester of pregnancy are more likely to have an accident than other women drivers. The assertion has been termed "baseless" by a Durban gynaecologist. Image:

Pregnancy puts drivers on edge

13 May 2014

Managing perineal tears

Managing perineal tears

Jude Polack 2 May 2014

Pregnancy risk may be higher with newer method of female sterilization

Pregnancy risk may be higher with newer method of female sterilization

Karen N. Peart 22 Apr 2014

A register for pregnant women in South Africa is on the cards in an effort to ensure they get proper medical attention and care. Image: Duron123

Health Department to create a pregnancy register

9 Apr 2014

The evolving business model for m-governance

The evolving business model for m-governance

Vijay Sai Pratap 27 Mar 2014

New ambulances to improve maternal services

New ambulances to improve maternal services

18 Mar 2014

Back to natural childbirth

Back to natural childbirth

6 Mar 2014

Malaria drug combo could help prevent pregnancy complications in lupus patients

Malaria drug combo could help prevent pregnancy complications in lupus patients

Karen N. Peart 22 Jan 2014

Wits medical students excel in specialist examinations

Wits medical students excel in specialist examinations

9 Jan 2014

Guarding against periodontal disease in pregnancy

Guarding against periodontal disease in pregnancy

12 Nov 2013

IVF conception not linked to increased childhood cancer risk

IVF conception not linked to increased childhood cancer risk

7 Nov 2013

SA has only 0,18 specialists per 1,000 people. Image: Artur84

State cannot afford to hire the specialists it trains

Tamar Kahn 30 Oct 2013

New holistic fertility clinic opens in Mother City

22 Oct 2013

Stay healthy during pregnancy to keep lead levels low

Stay healthy during pregnancy to keep lead levels low

9 Sep 2013

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Beware international ads calling for egg donors

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9 Oct 2015

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New family support group in Joburg

New family support group in Joburg

15 Jul 2015

Ghd partners with PinkDrive

Ghd partners with PinkDrive

17 Jun 2015

No waiting game: Immediate birth control implant more cost-effective

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Know your numbers throughout your pregnancy

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Solving SA's national screening objectives, one community at a time

Solving SA's national screening objectives, one community at a time

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China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

30 Mar 2015

Alarmingly high C-section rate causes concern

Alarmingly high C-section rate causes concern

6 Mar 2015

Infertility increase is concerning but not unbeatable

Infertility increase is concerning but not unbeatable

16 Feb 2015

Delayed motherhood increases the risk of Down syndrome - study

Delayed motherhood increases the risk of Down syndrome - study

3 Nov 2014

Partnership to commercialise wind-up foetal heart rate monitor

Partnership to commercialise wind-up foetal heart rate monitor

6 Oct 2014

A free SMS service for pregnant mothers has been launched by the Department of Health using funding from the US Government and Johnson & Johnson. Image:

SMS service for pregnant women

22 Aug 2014

Despite a shortage of gynaecologists in South Africa, Dr Mark Stevens has been delayed for five years from practicing by the HPCSA. Image: HPCSA

Doctor fights to work in SA

14 Aug 2014

Life Health Group's Dr Sharon Vasuthevan says that SA is not training enough specialist nurses to fill urgently needed vacancies in hospitals. Image: LinkedIn

Scarce nursing skills prompts SA to recruit from India

15 Jul 2014

Depression and PTSD together dramatically increase risk of premature birth

Depression and PTSD together dramatically increase risk of premature birth

Bill Hathaway 12 Jun 2014

Women in the second trimester of pregnancy are more likely to have an accident than other women drivers. The assertion has been termed "baseless" by a Durban gynaecologist. Image:

Pregnancy puts drivers on edge

13 May 2014

Managing perineal tears

Managing perineal tears

Jude Polack 2 May 2014

Pregnancy risk may be higher with newer method of female sterilization

Pregnancy risk may be higher with newer method of female sterilization

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A register for pregnant women in South Africa is on the cards in an effort to ensure they get proper medical attention and care. Image: Duron123

Health Department to create a pregnancy register

9 Apr 2014

The evolving business model for m-governance

The evolving business model for m-governance

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New ambulances to improve maternal services

New ambulances to improve maternal services

18 Mar 2014

Back to natural childbirth

Back to natural childbirth

6 Mar 2014

Malaria drug combo could help prevent pregnancy complications in lupus patients

Malaria drug combo could help prevent pregnancy complications in lupus patients

Karen N. Peart 22 Jan 2014

Wits medical students excel in specialist examinations

Wits medical students excel in specialist examinations

9 Jan 2014

Guarding against periodontal disease in pregnancy

Guarding against periodontal disease in pregnancy

12 Nov 2013

IVF conception not linked to increased childhood cancer risk

IVF conception not linked to increased childhood cancer risk

7 Nov 2013

SA has only 0,18 specialists per 1,000 people. Image: Artur84

State cannot afford to hire the specialists it trains

Tamar Kahn 30 Oct 2013

New holistic fertility clinic opens in Mother City

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Stay healthy during pregnancy to keep lead levels low

Stay healthy during pregnancy to keep lead levels low

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Pfizer Mental Health Journalism Fellowship Awards 2013/14

Pfizer Mental Health Journalism Fellowship Awards 2013/14

15 Aug 2013

Redi Tlhabi finds out why Africa is still the world’s most dangerous place to have a baby.

Africa: The most dangerous place to have a baby?

11 Jul 2013

Vaginal delivery ups risk of pelvic organ prolapse

Karen N. Peart 2 Jul 2013

New technology increases pregnancy chances by 20%

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Iodine deficiency during pregnancy adversely affects children's mental development

22 May 2013

GSK, GAVI Alliance to supply HPV vaccine to poor countries

9 May 2013

DNA profiling for healthy pregnancies

9 May 2013

Abnormal placental folds signal autism risk at birth. (Original illustration by Patrick Lynch, Yale University)

Autism risk spotted at birth in abnormal placentas

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