Maternal health
Russia’s looking to improve the quality of its maternity care — but it has a long way to go
In Russia, pregnant women are often confined to stark maternity hospitals with little privacy, and where medical practices may be outdated. But the government has plans to make maternity care more modern.In Russia, pregnant women are often confined to stark maternity hospitals with little privacy, and where medical practices may be outdated. But the government has plans to make maternity care more modern.
An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year – and it costs 20 cents
In Nepal, as many as a quarter of newborn deaths could be prevented with the use of an inexpensive antiseptic ointment, routinely used after childbirth in the US. The challenge is getting it to the women who need it in time.In Nepal, as many as a quarter of newborn deaths could be prevented with the use of an inexpensive antiseptic ointment, routinely used after childbirth in the US. The challenge is getting it to the women who need it in time.
Reporter Sonia Narang answers your questions about maternal health in Nepal
Sonia Narang answered your questions about her story and her observations about maternal and newborn health in Nepal during a live Q&A on The World’s Facebook page on Tuesday, February 25. Narang’s report, part of our “Ninth Month” series, examined the efforts to change Nepal’s ingrained attitudes and behaviors around pregnant women performing strenuous tasks that put mothers and their unborn children at risk.
