The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists. More mothers now need surgery to deliver a baby due to their narrow pelvis size, according to a study....
Ms Joan Eleeza, the Volta Regional Public Health Nurse, (VRPHN) has reiterated the call on men to encourage women to practice safe family planning to improve the wellbeing of the family. She said...
Lack of sex education putting lives at risk in China Volunteers hand out condoms in a subway station in Wuhan on World AIDS Day. When Xiao Niao was in high school, her teacher gathered all the girls...
United Nations (UN) human rights experts have urged countries to end the inappropriate marketing of breast-milk substitutes and other foods intended for infants and young children. They emphasized...
More than 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) or cutting. The practice has now been outlawed in some African countries, but not in Sierra Leone,...
play videoThe increase in progesterone slows digestion, providing more time for gas to be produced. Flatulence can be unexpected and embarrassing. In early pregnancy, before your uterus is big enough...
The Agona Swedru Municipal Hospital in the Central Region on Thursday observed the world prematurity day to raise awareness of pre-term birth and the concerns of pre-term babies and their families....
Couples always struggle with this question in their minds, how long should we wait after giving birth to have sex? There are many opinions on this issue both from experts, doctors, and individuals...
Ghana has been recording about 128,000 premature births every year, and doctors are advocating cost effective care to save them from dying. Dr. Rita Fosu-Yeboah, a Paediatrician, said 75 per cent of...
Ghana is making strong progress in its effort to reduce infant and child mortality, with the rate of death having been reduced to 42.8 per 1000 live births. Dr. Luiz Octaviano Amoussou-Gohoungo,...
Statistics do not lie. Not many teenage pregnancies result in the mother going on to acquire several degrees, which makes Chocolate Lady an exception. At 14, she was already in the family way. W hen...
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its strike following a directive from the National Council on Friday. Members of the Association withdrew all Out Patient...
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended its strike following a meeting with government on Friday. Members of the Association withdrew all Out Patient Department...
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has suspended day-old strike following a meeting with government on Friday. Members of the Association withdrew all Out Patient Department...
The Youth Desk Officer of Ipas-Ghana Cynthia Tawiah has revealed that, a number of pastors wives in Ghana sometimes visit health facilities that provides abortion care to terminate their unwanted...
The Ghana office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched the State of World Population in Accra. Annually, the UNFPA compiles a report on the state of the world’s population with...
Patients who have been denied treatment at the out-patients department (OPD) of public hospitals are appealing to the health professionals to return to work. The patients said owing to the strike,...
The 2016 World State Report has called for investment in girl’s education, health, and leadership skills to enable them to fully realise their potential to harness the nation’s demographic...
Breast milk is the Ideal Food for Your Baby. By Abundant Robert K. AWOLUGUTU A newborn has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the...
A ‘family planning’ adviser to the Polish government has claimed contraception can lead to ‘sex addiction’ and make people more likely to cheat. Professor Urszula Dudziak from the Catholic...
