In a press release, Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, applauds the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) decision to allow 12 to 15-year-olds to
Resistance to antibiotics is common and often deadly among children with pneumonia in Bangladesh, according to a new study coauthored by researchers from Massachusetts General
23 million children missed out on basic childhood immunization through routine health services in 2020, the highest number since 2009 and 3.7 million more than
The World Health Organization announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity at
The price tag for childbirth in America may bring some families sticker shock — even for those with private insurance. And when delivering moms require
A different type of surge may be on the way more than a year into the pandemic — a baby surge. The COVID-19 shutdown initially
Infant human babies do even more than we thought while sleeping. A new study from University of Iowa researchers provides further insights into the coordination
Women’s mental health likely has a higher association with their diet than men’s, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
The following are real-life lessons from family planning interventions and reproductive health programmes in 15 different countries. Paola is part of a community-based, partner-led programme to reduce pregnancy
Immediate kangaroo mother care for preterm and low birthweight babies requires dedicated Mother-Newborn Intensive Care Units. Kangaroo mother care, which involves skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding,
Pregnant women who develop severe COVID-19 infections that require hospitalization for pneumonia and other complications may not be more likely to die from these infections
Gestures — such as pointing or waving — go hand in hand with a child’s first words, and twins lag behind single children in producing