Pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy during COVID-19 in South Africa: a double pandemic

Pregnancies among adolescent girls remain a global problem. An estimated 21 million girls aged 15–19 years in developing countries become pregnant and about 12 million of them give birth every year. Pregnancies not only have adverse h...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 2 years ago

The Death Rate For Mothers Having C-sections Is 50 Times Higher In Africa

The in-hospital maternal mortality rate following a Caesarean delivery in Africa may be 50 times higher than in high-income countries. These were the findings of the African Surgical Outcomes Study that followed more than 3500 mothers fr...

Bruce M Biccard·over 4 years ago

Pregnant women in South Africa should be offered social grants – it will save the state money in the long run

A baby’s first 1,000 days, from the time of conception until their second birthday, is a crucial window of opportunity to optimise their potential – through healthy nutrition for the mother during pregnancy, and then for the child after ...

Susan Goldstein, University of the Witwatersrand & Aisha Moolla, University of Sheffield ·about 2 months ago

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