Medical charity MSF opens Ebola clinic for pregnant women
Women are particularly vulnerable to a disease spread through direct contact with infected people and with the corpses of victims, because women often care for sick family members, said MSF Field Coordinator, Esperanza Santos.
Ebola Fears in Pregnant Women Reducing Healthcare Use
Focus group discussions in Sierra Leone suggested that infection prevention and control training would reduce fear among healthcare workers and could help improve women’s confidence in health facility safety.
To boost fight against Ebola and strengthen community-based services for the future, UNICEF raises appeal to US$500 million
UNICEF is accelerating its work in the heart of communities to stop the outbreak, support early isolation of cases, promote more safe burials and raise continued awareness and understanding of the virus and its risks.
Philippines: Newborn babies shriek as typhoon passes Cebu
Ruby Marie was one of six babies born at Daanbantayan District Hospital while residents of the town were bracing for the strongest typhoon to menace the country this year.
A New Partnership to Protect Mothers and Newborns in the Midst of the Ebola Outbreak
Jhpiego is partnering with the Society of African Gynecologists and Obstetricians (SAGO) to expand and reinforce Ebola preparedness training for frontline health workers across West Africa in the event the virus outbreak spreads further in the region.
Being born too early is now the leading cause of death in young children
The findings, published in the journal The Lancet, found nearly 1.1 million children died in 2013 as a result of being born prematurely.
India leads in preterm birth complication deaths: Study
“We have an epidemic of preterm and newborn deaths that represents one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st century. Two-thirds of these deaths could be prevented without intensive care,” said Francisco.
Perilous year for Philippine typhoon mothers
“There’s no question in my mind the poor are poorer than they were before the typhoon… many thousands of families in the typhoon-affected areas are still living hand to mouth,” Olney said
Heart-Rending Test in Ebola Zone: A Baby
Many health workers in Liberia and its virus-ravaged neighbors have contracted Ebola while attending to births and being exposed to blood and other body fluids, provoking fears of providing maternity care.
Ebola effect reverses gains in maternal, child mortality
When Ebola broke out in Sierra Leone in May, and Liberia in August, the number of births attended by a health professional in Liberia dropped from 52 percent to 38 percent.