Maternal health
‘This water makes us sick’: Women feel the pain of aid cuts in Kenya
In Kaeris Ward, a remote corner of Turkana County in northern Kenya, pregnant women and mothers are forced to dig for contaminated water in dry riverbeds and give birth in health facilities with little or no sanitation, putting their lives and those of their babies at risk
Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth
Mississippi hospitals deliver more babies (per capita) by c-section than anywhere else in the U.S.
In the state with the most C-sections, these hospitals are challenging the status quo
This is the second story in Fuller's series with Mississippi Today: Mississippi’s C-section problem
Scientists are just starting to understand the links between climate change and maternal mental health. India’s community health workers are already finding ways to tackle it
How climate change is endangering maternal health in India, causing pregnancy loss and worsening mental health
'It’s heartbreaking' – Sudan’s worsening maternal health crisis
Dr Safa Ali helps dozens of patients a day. But there’s one she won’t easily forget
Born still, in legal and medical limbo
Bad data, few autopsies, shocked parents—the stillbirth crisis is getting another look and some tools to address it
New federal report calls out clinical trials for excluding pregnant women
A new report from the influential National Academies of Sciences pushes back on the unspoken rule in medical research that pregnant and breastfeeding women are too vulnerable and risky to include in clinical trials
‘We’re waving our white flag’: What physicians say they need from the U.S. to stop syphilis spread
Not since 1950 have more pregnant women and babies been sick with syphilis — a perfect storm of slashed public health funding and the spread of maternity-care deserts
India has made remarkable progress cutting maternal deaths. Could climate change pose a threat?
Severe seasonal water shortages are forcing hospitals in India to close their doors to women in labor, raising fears that maternal health gains could be threatened
