It is almost ironic that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had designated 2020 as the “International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife,” in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth as the world gained an unprecedented respect for its...
The world is holding its breath as we face down the pandemic that is the coronavirus or Covid-19. Among those most fearful are pregnant women and new mothers. Pregnancy is an emotionally vulnerable time for many women. Hormonal and physical changes are part and...
The EU-funded Innovative Medicines Initiative, CONCEPTION, aims to improve monitoring and communication of medication safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Here we speak to two of the project’s leaders about their respective roles in the project and what they believe...
Pregnant women need to have access to safe and timely vaccinations, however, this is not always the case. Concerns about the impact on the unborn infant and lack of evidence can often mean pregnant women miss out on vital vaccines. In 2016, the results of a...
Every woman should have access to safe and appropriate antenatal care. While there may be obvious barriers to this in resource-poor countries, the high maternal mortality rate in the US, one of the richest nations in the world, continues to grow. It more than doubled...
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