By Maxwell Awumah Ho, March 30, GNA – A new study indicates that global maternal deaths have declined over the past three decades, but progress has slowed in recent years and remains uneven across ...

More and more women are having babies later in life. A federal report showed that 21% of all births in the U.S. were to women ...

The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) and the South Dakota Maternal and Infant Health Task Force announced the release ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to shape fetal development and long-term health outcomes. Increasing evidence ...

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.

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

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.

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.

India was among the countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with the highest number of maternal deaths in 2023 of 24,700, translating to a maternal mortality ratio of 116 per one lakh ...

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

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