by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | ARTICLES
The transition to becoming a parent for the first time is a time of rapid changes (sexual debut, first pregnancy, marriage, first birth, learning to care for a newborn), often within the space of a year. Globally, about 13 million adolescent girls (ages 15-19) and...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Envisage this – you are a neonatal nurse and you go to work in a busy neonatal unit. Here you find yourself the only nurse in that room for that shift – caring for all 45 babies sharing 30 cots as there are not enough cots for all the babies. Four of the babies...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
We need your care! High rates of avoidable maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in low-income and middle-income countries could be mitigated by improving quality of care. A Lancet Global Health Commission highlighted the need for high-quality health systems...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Breast is always best! Background In 2011, South Africa committed to promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months for all mothers, regardless of HIV status, in line with World Health Organization recommendations. This was a marked shift from earlier...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Training Opportunities
Saved! Zir Chinar Kham, Afghanistan—In Ghutai’s third home delivery, her newborn struggled to breathe and died before help could be found. When the Afghan mother of two went into labor with her next child, she was determined that the outcome would be different. With...
