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A Healthy Start: On the Front Lines of Maternal and Infant Care in Africa

October 22, 2010 3:04 PM

A Healthy Start: On the Front Lines of Maternal and Infant Care in Africa


Factors Leading to Dangerous Pregnancies Stories from Ethiopia Female Genital Mutilation Celebrating being uncut, and changing perceptions of female circumcision in Kembata More » Early Marriage Arerit's marriage approval committee takes steps to reduce adolescent marriages More » Prenatal Care An oasis of quality care for rural women at the Fufa clinic More » Pregnancy Spacing Jemjemo's large families mean larger struggles when times are bad More » Malnutrition HIV and TB compound the battle against malnutrition at Dilla hospital More »	Infant Mortality Rates (Probability of dying by age 1 per 1000 live births - WHO data)

Medical Care During Pregnancy Stories from Sierra Leone Traditional Birth Attendants Seeking a balance between easy access to care and highly skilled care More » Superstition and Tradition Without decision-making power, women may not get the care they need More » Emergency Care Operations without power, equipment or drugs - a reality for some hospitals and clinics More » Fistula and Birth Injuries Hope that better care can prevent devastating birth injuries like fistula More » Family Planning Families and communities empowering women to plan pregnancies More »	Risk Factors for New Mothers and Infants Stories from South Africa Breastfeeding Ending unsafe breastfeeding practices to help babies grow up HIV-free More » Post-Natal Depression One woman overcomes postnatal depression for a happy second pregnancy More » HIV/AIDS Transmission Raising an HIV-negative baby in the "valley of a thousand deaths" More » Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Drinking away the pain, but passing it on to the baby More » Immunizations Introducing life-saving vaccines to South Africa's children More »

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