2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (409+ words) Over 2 million Zimbabwean women accessed modern contraception in 2025, helping to prevent an estimated 815 000 unintended pregnancies and 204 000 unsafe abortions, according to a latest report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)." The contraceptives also helped to prevent 2 250 maternal deaths during the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (353+ words) LEGISLATORS from 11 African countries have pledged to strengthen investment in maternal and newborn health, committing to push for increased domestic funding, improved access to life-saving commodities and stronger support for midwives. The commitments were made at the International Maternal Newborn…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (935+ words) IN the bustling Mbare township of Harare, expectant mother Tendai anxiously awaits her latest prenatal check-up. After two previous high-risk pregnancies, she's grateful for the accessible, quality care she's receiving at the local community health clinic. "I was so scared…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (438+ words) SAKUBVA District Hospital is making strides in eliminating maternal mortality owing to ongoing interventions by the government, NewsDay can report. The development, according to Mutare district medical officer, David Muchirewese, has seen the hospital recording a decrease in maternal deaths....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (926+ words) WHEN Loveness Kajokoto from Chatora village in Mt Darwin realised that something was amiss with her pregnancy, her instinct was to rush to the "nearby" clinic as she was focused on saving her baby. Having witnessed some women losing their…...