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A Mayan woman arrives at an event celebrating International Women's Day in Guatemala City.

Modernizing Traditional Maternal Care in Guatemala

by Vrushali Thakkar

Aiding traditional Comadronas to provide quality care to indigenous mothers

Gender
Pregnant woman stands in her kitchen in San Antonio, Texas, on May 6, 2020.

Alabama’s Growing Health Equity Divide

by Vrushali Thakkar

The emergence of maternity deserts are causing lasting challenges for Black mothers

Surrogate mothers (L-R) Daksha, 37, Renuka, 23, and Rajia, 39, pose for a photograph inside a temporary home for surrogates provided by Akanksha IVF centre in Anand town, south of of Ahmedabad, India.
Gender

How to Save Mothers

by Anoushka Arora, Vidhi Wadhwani, Siddhesh Zadey

Addressing perinatal depression can improve pregnant women’s mental health     

Ruqqayah Abubakar lies on a bed after being treated at an obstetric fistula repair centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria August 1, 2018.
Gender

Preventable but Prevalent: An Injury Affecting Millions of Mothers

by Susan K. Barnett

Two solutions that could help women in low-and middle-income countries

A woman dressed in a head covering and long dress carries bread as she walks on a frost-covered footbridge in the interiors of Nigeen Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, India, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Food

A Clear Fix for a Common Birth Defect in India

by Siddhesh Zadey, Sweta Dubey

Folic acid fortification in food can help reduce neural tube defects in India