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UN points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual, reproductive health

A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America, the UN population fund reported Wednesday as it decried widening inequality in sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide. UNFPA's latest State of World Population report also estimates that nearly 500 maternal deaths occur in countries with humanitarian crises or conflicts, and shows that women of African descent in the Americas are more likely to die giving birth than white women. Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth millions of women and girls have not benefited because of who they are or where they were born, the fund said in a statement. UNFPA executive director Dr Natalia Kanem said the unintended pregnancy rate has declined by nearly one-fifth since 1990 and the maternal death rate has dropped by more than one-third since ..

UN points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual, reproductive health
Updated On : 17 Apr 2024 | 6:46 PM IST

HC recalls order on ending 29-week pregnancy over mental health concerns

The woman, who lost her husband in October 2023, had petitioned the court in December seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy

HC recalls order on ending 29-week pregnancy over mental health concerns
Updated On : 23 Jan 2024 | 4:07 PM IST

Bill to regulate, supervise ART clinics passed by Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate and supervise assisted reproductive technology clinics

Bill to regulate, supervise ART clinics passed by Lok Sabha
Updated On : 01 Dec 2021 | 6:54 PM IST

Nearly 1.8 million unsafe abortions averted in 2019, says Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan, while chairing a virtual meeting on the occasion of World Population Day, also said that this was achieved due to substantial investment in the family planning programme

Nearly 1.8 million unsafe abortions averted in 2019, says Harsh Vardhan
Updated On : 11 Jul 2020 | 10:55 PM IST

A post-quarantine baby boom: Why reproductive health will be a concern

Public health researchers fear that the real impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown on India's demographics will become apparent only after nine months

A post-quarantine baby boom: Why reproductive health will be a concern
Updated On : 23 May 2020 | 10:33 PM IST

Why women with a reproductive disorder deal with isolation, shame

A survey found that 32.1% of the women who were diagnosed for PCOD were between 21-25 years

Why women with a reproductive disorder deal with isolation, shame
Updated On : 01 Oct 2017 | 1:48 PM IST