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Stigma and aid cuts block Africa's girls from contraception
African girls face pregnancy risks as funding drops and stigma prevents access to contraception.
Seattletimes · 1m
Yemen's hospitals collapse as civil war returns
A new surge in fighting has overwhelmed Yemen's fragile health system, leaving patients without beds, medicines, or basic care.
NBC News · 2m
AI chatbot helps Kenyan mothers survive pregnancy
A text-based AI tool is answering urgent pregnancy questions in Kenya, where maternal mortality remains dangerously high.
NPR · 1m
Family sues Texas over pregnant woman's death from preeclampsia
Tierra Walker's family claims the state's abortion ban prevented doctors from saving her life when she was 20 weeks pregnant.
The Texas Tribune · 2m
Philly's maternal deaths are rising, and 90% were preventable
A city report counted 120 maternal deaths in five years, and found nearly all of them could have been stopped.
PhillyVoice · 2m