Maternal Deaths in Ghana: Perfect’s Story, Not a Perfect Ending

Perfect Daba, a promising 23-year-old woman from Torgome in the Volta Region, bled to death in three solid hours, during which she failed to reach the hospital. She had been delivered of a bouncy baby girl in the middle of the night, but complications had set in, a familiar problem faced by most of the… Continue reading Maternal Deaths in Ghana: Perfect’s Story, Not a Perfect Ending

Teenage pregnancy is ‘contagious’

A new research by a team from the UK and Norway has established that teenage pregnancy is “contagious” between sisters. A study of more than 42,000 Norwegian teenage girls suggested they were more likely to become pregnant if their older sister had a baby as a teenager. The effect was greatest when the sisters were… Continue reading Teenage pregnancy is ‘contagious’