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A Clear Fix for a Common Birth Defect in India
Folic acid fortification in food can help reduce neural tube defects in India
Loretta Lynn and Beyond: Reproductive Rights in Country and Folk Music
A slideshow of songs highlighting the once taboo topics of birth control, virginity, and divorce in rural America
Diabetes in Pregnancy Is On the Rise Among South Asian Women in the United States
As the nation diversifies, why a "one-size-fits-all" approach won’t work for treating gestational diabetes
Abortion in China
Writer Leta Hong Fincher reflects on abortion, women's rights, and the resilient feminist movement in China
In Kansas, Health Care Is Failing Pregnant Women Who Are Refugees
"Appointments were fraught with the silence of uncomfortable providers"
Mothers, Children, and the Terrible Choice Between COVID-19 and Other Infections
Decisive action is required now to protect the most vulnerable from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during the pandemic
How to Save the Lives of Women and Girls in Africa
African governments must follow through on their lofty declarations and allocate national budgets to save women’s lives
Healthy Birth—and Then What?
Women in sub-Saharan Africa who give birth in health care facilities may not always receive high quality postpartum care
Human Development is the Best Contraceptive—Why India Does Not Need a Two-Child Norm
Key to harnessing potential of India is enhancing capabilities of young people and expanding freedoms of girls and women
Baby in a Bomb Shelter
Oscar nominated documentary “For Sama” gives powerful if gruesome glimpse of what it’s like to raise a kid in a war zone