Conflict and Instability increases Maternal Mortality

Discover why maternal deaths spike in conflict zones and fragile states according to the latest WHO and HRP report.

Indian Flash
Good midwives can win the trust of pregnant women and help them take care of their own health while staying respectful of cultural practices, Kaura says. #medsky #onehealth #maternalmortality #midwives

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Newborn baby becomes eighth to die of hypothermia in Gaza this winter

Despite the ceasefire, more than 100 children have died in the territory since October

The Guardian
Maternal death rate in UK rose by 20% over 14 years despite Tory pledge

Experts describe increase as ‘absolute tragedy’ after data shows rate jumped despite Conservatives vowing to halve it

The Guardian

Somehow they never are.

#racism #maternalmortality #pregnancy

@georgetakei This is #institutionalracism . The rates of maternal and infant mortality are much higher for BIPOC women than white women. And way too high overall - higher than any other developed nation - but disproportionately so. It’s #eugenics .
#racism #MaternalInfantHealth #maternalmortality #infantMortality #rfkjr #Healthcare
Exposed: the business linked to baby deaths across the world – The Latest

A year-long investigation into the Free Birth Society reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors.Lucy Hough talks to the investigative correspondent Lucy Osborne about her reporting – Watch on YouTube.

The Guardian
High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns

Alcohol, suicide and injuries driving rises among teenagers and young adults despite overall rates falling, authors say

The Guardian
High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns

Alcohol, suicide and injuries driving rises among teenagers and young adults despite overall rates falling, authors say

The Guardian