The situation in Ukraine and other conflicts are expected to drive the "staggering" number of unintended pregnancies even higher as sexual violence increases and contraception access is disrupted, a UN report says.
Idaho becomes the first state to enact a six-week abortion ban modeled on a Texas law that empowers private citizens to sue abortion providers.
A Covid infection, however, can lead to a “short-term decrease in fertility” for men.
Research shows vaccines by Pfizer's BioNTech and Moderna are generating "robust humoural immunity" amongst pregnant and lactating women who can transfer immunity to the virus to their newborns.
Black British mothers experience a greater risk of poor outcomes during their pregnancy, or after giving birth.
TRT World spoke to the doctor who implanted a uterus into a young Turkish woman in 2011, the first successful transplant which finally bore fruit in early June this year.
Uganda banned road travel without permission on March 30. The restrictions are designed to slow spread of coronavirus, but women in labour cannot reach hospitals, doctors say.
If you’re pregnant, you can’t attend school in Sierra Leone - with one exception. Will the law change in November so that all girls have a chance to continue their education?
The UN health agency says that for a woman delivering her first child, any labour that does not extend beyond 12 hours should be considered normal. The move is a bid to curb interventions like c-sections, unless they're medically necessary.
The number of women dying of complications related to pregnancy is higher than any other developed country.
The controversial advise applies to people in 60 countries, it comes as health bodies and experts struggle to find ways to effectively combat the disease.
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