A Tanzanian law that bans pregnant girls and teenage mothers from attending school is being challenged in Africa's top rights ...

Malaria takes a devastating toll on pregnant women and their babies across Africa. Now a pioneering EU-funded project is working on a new vaccine to increase protection.By Vittoria D’AlessioMalaria ...

KwaZulu-Natal's Premier Thami Ntuli revealed on 28 October that over 26,000 teenagers fell pregnant in the province between ...

Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week ...

In 2023, 100 095 births were registered to teenage mothers and 2 311 to those 14 years old and younger. During the first ...

After being shamed over bloodstains on her uniform, Ghanaian student Juliet Opoku misses about a week of school each month ...

Bayer Sub-Saharan Africa’s new Elevit range of pregnancy multivitamins will support mothers’ nutritional needs during pre-conception, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. Bayer unveiled the range at the 2025 ...

Matthew Chersich receives funding through: the HE2AT Centre, a grant supported by the NIH Common Fund and NIEHS, which is managed by the Fogarty International Centre; the HIGH Horizons project from ...

Syphilis is a serious infection that can be transmitted by a pregnant mother to her baby. If it's not diagnosed and treated in time, it can lead to problems like miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth ...