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SEOUL: South Korea will extend paid leave for women who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth before the 11th week of pregnancy, doubling the current allowance from five to 10 days.
A maternal death significantly affects the husband and children she leaves behind.
There are eight such measures that are simple and easy to implement.
KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah minister has lent his support to the state Health Department in light of the heavy criticisms it received on social media over a stillbirth incident at the Children and Women’s Hospital in Likas here.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health Department is closely monitoring as well as giving counselling to a woman who experienced a stillbirth at a government hospital here on Sunday (June 19).
The pandemic may result in 200,000 more stillbirths as health services are impacted in low- and middle-income countries, UN study says.
(Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
A study reveals that exposure to high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and biothermal stress increases the likelihood of a pregnancy exceeding 41 weeks.
News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Thursday (Nov 21)
(Reuters) - Progress in reducing deaths during pregnancy and childbirth and among newborn infants has stalled since 2015, and over 60 countries are on track to miss 2030 targets at current rates, a World Health Organization report released on Tuesday found.
There are links between extreme temperatures and gestational diabetes in pregnant women, as well as between heat and thyroid disorders.
There are links between extreme temperatures and gestational diabetes in pregnant women, as well as between heat and thyroid disorders.
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Almost 500 million children, mainly in West and Central Africa, spend more than half the year in temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) works closely with the government to improve the health of our population.
Health experts warn that sexually transmitted infections and diseases could be the next epidemic.
HCM CITY: Doctors from Tu Du Hospital and Children’s Hospital 1 in HCM City successfully performed a foetal cardiac surgery on Jan 4, the first ever not just in Vietnam but in South-East Asia.
NAIROBI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- A new drug that is expected to lower malaria transmission among pregnant women living with HIV was unveiled Tuesday by Kenya and Malawian scientists, following rigorous trials.
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The last woman imprisoned in El Salvador on charges linked to abortion on Wednesday called for people in the Central American country to stop denouncing women who suffer obstetric emergencies, in her first public comments since her release.
SINGAPORE: Five-year-old Chelsea Kiew likes to play with Lego, loves to eat cheese sticks, and one of her favourite places to visit is the zoo.
THEY had been promised US$1bil investment to strengthen the ranks of people who track and try to prevent sexually transmitted diseases – especially the rapid increase of syphilis cases.
