However, restrictive policies, stigma, discrimination and financial hardship can stand in the way of girls continuing their ...

Positive HIV status as well as socioeconomic disadvantages, not breastfeeding, are associated with infant length and birth ...

A decision by the Constitutional Court of South Africa last July ... allowing HIV-positive pregnant women to anticipate a more promising future for their unborn children. But like leaders of ...

Recent statistics reveal a troubling rise in teenage pregnancies in the Western Cape, with significant implications for education and public health.

Famous and African’. Speaking about her loss, she noted that losing the twins pregnancy was hard on her despite having two children already. Annie also said she struggled to open up about her ...

The government targets a 20 per cent reduction in maternal mortality and a 15 per cent decrease in under-five mortality by 2027 In a bid to strengthen maternal and child healthcare in ... access to ...

‘Child and teenage pregnancy has a ripple effect on young ... she decided to keep the baby and was unable to complete matric. The South African Council of Educators conducted an investigation ...

Untreated syphilis in pregnant women is the second leading cause of stillbirths globally. Should the infant survive, it could ...