Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. In most cases, maternal health encompasses the health...

Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined in slightly different ways by several different health organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

global targets for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) targets to reach a maternal mortality rate (MMR) of 70 per 100...

birth-timing and limiting family size. Other reasons reported include maternal health, an inability to afford a child, domestic violence, lack of support...

been large for gestational age. Large birth weight can be caused by maternal health issues such as gestational diabetes and obesity. Large birth weight...

gender equality and women’s wellbeing, their impact on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, and their roles in shaping future economic development...

countries, has high maternal mortality ratio at 153 per 100,000 live births. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a maternal death is the death...

Maternal oral health has been shown to affect the well-being of both the expectant mother and her unborn fetus. The 2000 Surgeon's General Report stressed...

there are also maternal and child health centres run by lady health workers that aim towards family planning and reproductive health. Infectious diseases...

The main aspects of maternal health are prenatal care, post-natal care, family planning and preconception. Rwanda has successfully institutionalised results-based...