Improving Vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy in vegetarian women can benefit early brain development in babies, a new study has found.The s ...

Vitamin B12 deficiency is common in populations with limited animal source foods and has been linked to delayed infant neurodevelopment and adverse pregnancy outcomes, the study said.

By Naa Shormei Odonkor, GNA Kumasi, March 26, GNA – Wing Commander Dr Heindel Tonyi Senayah, a Specialist Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, has called for intensified public education on Pregnancy-Induced ...

A recent study highlights the critical role of Vitamin B12 intake during pregnancy, especially for vegetarian women, in promoting early brain development in infants and reducing maternal deficiency.

In pregnant women testing negative for HIV, second-trimester preexposure prophylaxis with the dapivirine vaginal ring or oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-emtricitabine is safe.

India has witnessed a remarkable 80% drop in maternal deaths since 1990, surpassing the global average, according to a recent ...

I’m forever grateful my baby and I got the hospital care we needed – mothers across Africa need our help - COMMENT: Women ...

Despite decades of progress, maternal mortality has become a global health challenge. The improvements have been uneven with setbacks due to the pandemic.

India was among the countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with the highest number of maternal deaths in 2023 according to The Lancet journal.

The “Buntis Congress”, held in Sorsogon City on March 17, served over 200 expectant mothers, especially those with high-risk conditions, from 22 barangays. The mothers availed themselves of vital ...

Stem-cell–enhanced in‑utero surgery for spina bifida safely protects the fetal spinal cord and has so far prevented shunt ...

The world saw a total of 2.4 lakh maternal deaths in 2023, which equates to a global maternal mortality ratio of 190.5 ...