CBC North6d ago
Changing childbirth in Nunavut: Arviat Cultural Safety Project plots a new path for midwifery in the territory
The Arviat Cultural Safety Project is trying to improve maternal health in Nunavut. It shares birthing stories of women and the change they’d like to see with midwifery in Nunavut.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/changing-childbirth-in-nunavut-arviat-cultural-safety-project-plots-a-new-path-for-midwifery-in-the-territory-9.7196555?cmp=rss
Joydrop Baby & Wellness6d ago

National Women’s Health Month

Patient Safety Doesn’t End at Discharge: Why Awareness, Follow-Up, and Advocacy Matter More Than Ever By Joydrop Baby & Wellness Every year during National Women’s Health Month, we talk about prevention, screenings, nutrition, and access to care and all of those conversations matter. But there’s another conversation we urgently need to have: What happens after a woman leaves the hospital. Because too often, that’s where the most vulnerable part of her journey begins. As someone […]

https://joydropwellness.com/2026/05/12/national-womens-health-month/

Mathrubhumi EnglishMay 11
MOMS MATTER: Why the future of maternity insurance must cover postnatal mental health & therapy. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/marketing-feature/maternity-insurance-postnatal-mental-health-coverage-strategies-szkqyj0l?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MaternalHealth #PostpartumDepression #HealthInsurance #PPD
VidyaKasam EducationMay 9

JANANI Platform launched to improve maternal & newborn healthcare in India. A big step toward safer motherhood and better child care.

#CurrentAffairs2026 #JANANI #HealthcareIndia #MaternalHealth #NewbornCare #HealthAwareness #GKUpdates #CompetitiveExams #UPSC #SSC

Sofia JadeMay 7

After childbirth, many moms wonder if their immune system becomes weaker—but science shows it’s more about hormonal shifts, recovery, sleep loss, and stress than true immune decline. Your body is recalibrating, not breaking, as it heals and adapts.

#PostpartumHealth #NewMoms #ImmuneSystem #MaternalHealth #PostpartumRecovery #ScienceExplained

Bich NguyenMay 6

"Tamiru can think of countless times where a midwife has saved the life of a mother or a child. And he's become concerned that there aren't enough midwives for all the women delivering babies. His concern is backed up by the numbers."
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/g-s1-119984/midwife-midwives-childbirth

#healthcare #GlobalHealth #midwives #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #MaternalHealth #USAID #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance

Headlines AfricaMay 5
Africa: Western and Central Africa Regional Conference On Early Childhood Nutrition: [World Bank] LOME, May 4th, 2026 - Africa's potential for human capital development and economic growth is severely undermined by inadequate progress in improving maternal nutrition and early childhood development. Malnutrition robs children of their futures and compromises national… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSN4Db #EarlyChildhoodNutrition #MaternalHealth #ChildMalnutrition #HumanCapitalDevelopment #StuntingPrevention
NewsletterTFMay 1

Sydney Mother Succumbs to Undiagnosed Heart Condition Postpartum

A 40-year-old Sydney mother died from dilated cardiomyopathy two weeks after giving birth. Her family warns others to check their health.

#SydneyMother, #PostpartumHealth, #HeartCondition, #MaternalHealth, #DilatedCardiomyopathy

https://newsletter.tf/sydney-mother-dies-undiagnosed-heart-condition-postpartum/

NewsletterTFMay 1

A 40-year-old mother from Sydney passed away from an undiagnosed heart condition just five weeks after her third child was born.

#SydneyMother, #PostpartumHealth, #HeartCondition, #MaternalHealth, #DilatedCardiomyopathy
https://newsletter.tf/sydney-mother-dies-undiagnosed-heart-condition-postpartum/

Sydney Mother Dies from Undiagnosed Heart Condition After Birth

A 40-year-old Sydney mother died from dilated cardiomyopathy two weeks after giving birth. Her family warns others to check their health.

NewsletterTF
CBC British ColumbiaApr 27
Facing rural realities and mistrust in hospitals, these women turned to home births
Though no one is tracking medically unassisted births in Canada, infant mortality data from the Ontario coroner, the challenges of accessing maternal medicine in rural B.C., and a growing online freebirthing community suggest more women are choosing this route.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/freebirthing-rural-maternal-medicine-9.7172199?cmp=rss