Nearly three in four maternal health workers in Australia, Brazil, India, the UK and Zimbabwe say heat-linked pregnancy complications have increased over five years. Midwives and researchers are already testing simple ways to keep pregnant women cool. Zimbabwe’s...
For every woman who dies in pregnancy or childbirth, many more survive life-threatening complications. Surveillance systems that count these near misses are helping countries such as Italy and the UK improve care, and an international network that met in Rome this...
For the first time, more than half of eligible fathers in Japan have taken childcare leave. Most still take weeks while mothers take a year, and Swedish evidence suggests the timing of fathers’ leave can help women recover after birth. Japan’s fathers have...
