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Serena Williams Writes: What My Life-Threatening Experience Taught Me About Giving Birth

I almost died after giving birth to my daughter, Olympia. Yet I consider myself fortunate. While I had a pretty easy...

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FGM Is A Crime; Stop It

The Minister for Gender, Children & Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba, has served notice to proponents of Female...

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3 Reasons Why You Should Shave Your Pregnant Wife

Regular shaving of the pubic hair is a vital part of prenatal care, but the growing baby bump makes it very difficult...

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Group Steps In To Help Reduce Neonatal Deaths

In a bid to stem the high rate of neonatal deaths in the country, a group has educated mothers on the current care of...

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Ghanaian-Led Team Wins UN Award To Fight FGM

A 30-year-old Ghanaian social advocate has received a UN award on steps to fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the...

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Why First Lady Called For Extension To 5 Months

Ghana’s maternity leave -Nursing mothers need up to five months to recuperate as well as bond better with their...

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[Video] Perinatal Depression: The Silent Killer Among Women?

Heard of perinatal depression before? Well, it’s a very common disorder amongst women yet very little is known about...

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NDPC Advocates National Budget For Contraceptives In Ghana

The National Development Planning Commission is advocating a national budget allocation for contraceptives. Ghana’s...

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Fast-Growing Pakistan Aims To Raise Contraception Use

Pakistan will raise the rate of contraception use to at least 50 percent within the next three years, the health...

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Conflict-Zone Contraception For the Boko Haram Homeless

Sixteen-year-old Aisha slips into the white family planning tent at the Bakassi camp for displaced people in Maiduguri,...

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First Lady Calls For Support For Adolescent Reproductive Health

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for the need for a resolute and cooperative leadership comprising the...

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Teachers Lack Resources For Reproductive Health Education – Survey

A study conducted on Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) in Ghana has revealed that teachers lacked the requisite...

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Traditional Birth Spacing Method Gains Grounds

Traditional method of birth spacing through the use of the menstrual cycle is gaining grounds in rural areas in parts...

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Youth In Bukom Sensitised On Dangers of Unsafe Abortion

Over 100 youth living in Israel, a fishing community located within Bukom, a suburb of Accra, have been vigorously...

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US Balks At ‘abortion’ Mention In UN Call To Fight Abuse of Women

The UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday condemning abuse and discrimination of women, but...

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Ghana’s Nurses and Midwives Deficit Hits 38,000

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, has called on the government to prioritise employment of Graduate...

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Ash Reg Health Directorate Scales Up Efforts In Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has promised to concentrate on it’s efforts in keeping Adolescents safe and...

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We Can’t Arrest Tepa Nursing & Midwifery Training College Principal Now

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health Robert Cudjoe has indicated that its highly impossible for his...

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An Egg A Day Appears To Help Young Children Grow Taller

An egg a day might help undernourished young children grow to a healthy height, according to a six-month study in...