On California Report, produced by Northern California Public Radio station KQED, there was a wonderful investigation of health care in rural California, where poverty rates are significantly higher than in urban zones and where access to medical care is being threatened. Check out the site and listen to the insightful program for an understanding of [...]

The IPS News wire discusses the multitude of ways mothers in Brazil identify meaningfully with pregnancy, labor, and motherhood depending on cultural expectations and traditional considerations. Attending importantly to the ways that there is never a single way of being a mother, the state National Health Foundation’s (FUNASA) Department of Indigenous Health works to respect [...]

Tanzania remains dangerous for young moms — A new report on the State of the World’s Children lists Tanzania among the world’s countries with the highest rates of maternal mortality. Among other findings, it shows that pregnant girls under age 18 are five times more likely to die due to complications.
UNICEF releases maternal health survey [...]

Girls rule at Davos — A session at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, titled The Girl Effect, called attention to the plight and importance of adolescent girls in developing communities and countries. The event was followed by the “Important Dinner for Women,” hosted by Wendi Murdoch and Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi, which [...]