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Remove barriers to life-saving drug to prevent maternal deaths

An ambitious program launched in the mid-2000s to protect women who give birth at home faces opposition, neglect and shortages

1 in 2 pregnancies in Nepal unintended

Over 600,000 pregnancies in Nepal in 2017 were unintended, close to two-third of which ended in abortion, reveals a new report released this week...

Maybe baby

The biological clock maybe ticking, but it is up to a woman to decide if and when she wants to have a baby

Anjana Rajbhandary

3 Nepali mothers still die daily at childbirth

It should not be surprising that Nepal’s first COVID-19 death was a new mother. What was surprising was to hear Prime Minister K P...

Miracle drug to reduce maternal deaths

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a game-changer drug in the treatment of post-partum haemorrhage (PPH), the main cause of death in women immediately...

Born in Nepal

Giving birth is a life or death issue in Nepal. Even though the maternal mortality rate dropped from 1,000 per 100,000 live...

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