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A pledge to action on congenital disorders
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Close to 300 participants from 37 countries attended The 7th International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World (ICBD) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from September 21-24, 2015.
Launch of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health
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Launch of the new Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health.
Registration for Woman Deliver Conference 2016 Now Open
Women Deliver’s 4th Global Conference, taking place 16-19 May 2016, will be the largest gathering on girls’ and women’s health and rights in the last decade and one of the first major global conferences following the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Map: The best (and worst) countries to be a mother
Ethiopia, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia, Central African Republic, United States of America
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On average, one woman in 30 is likely to die from pregnancy-related causes, and seven out of 10 women will lose a child in their lifetime. Despite global improvements in children’s and maternal health, inequality between the world’s richest and poorest mothers and children is widening.
India Slips Down Motherhood Index
Bangladesh, India, Zimbabwe, Iraq, United States of America
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Just 19% of women in the poorest section of Delhi’s population had a skilled attendant present when they were giving birth. Among the richest women in the city however, 99% had a trained person around when they were in labor.
‘Tale of Two Cities’ Widens Worldwide for Children, Study Shows
Nigeria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Central African Republic, Kenya, Vietnam, United States of America
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In two-thirds of the 36 developing countries among the 179 nations surveyed, the poorest urban children are at least twice as likely to die as their wealthier counterparts, according to the report.
UNFPA: In disasters, women are the backbone of resilience – Opinion
Guinea, Liberia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, United States of America
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For women in particular, part of being safe during disasters — natural or otherwise — means ensuring safe birth, safety from unintended pregnancy, and safety from violence.
Distinguishing Fetal Death, Stillbirth May Help Prevent Both
United States of America
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There is an effort underway to replace the anachronistic 1950s definition of fetal death with a more modern one to distinguish between the timing of stillbirth and that of fetal death, which is clinically more significant.
Stillbirth may increase women’s long term risk for depression
United States of America
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NIH-funded network study finds risk even for women with no history of depression.