This article from Nicholas Kristof for the New York Times explains how the lack of key micronutrients such as folic acid (aka vitamin B9), iodine, zinc, iron and vitamin A in developing countries is causing deformities due to neural tube defects, as well as brain malformation, anemia and blindness.  The good news is that micronutrient deficiencies is one of [...]

An article appearing in today’s New York Times by Denise Grady sheds light on the challenges faced by struggling medical facilities in Tanzania. Not only  is there a shortage of qualified practitioners in the country, but also a dearth of prenatal care and education — problems contributing to the 13,000 deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth [...]

Celebrated New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has traveled extensively through West Africa as the benefactor of the newspaper’s “Win-a-Trip” contest, a program that gives students the opportunity to join him on an international reporting trip. Today, his column focused on the broken maternal health system he has observed in Sierra Leone, the country with [...]

The New York Times put together an incisive (and much needed) collection of editorials today in honor of Mother’s Day — each looking at a different possible solution for the growing problem posed by maternal morbidity and mortality. We’ve reposted the articles below:
A Birth Pill by Amy Grossman
An analysis of misoprostol, an inexpensive and hardy [...]

Finally, the New York Times has turned its spotlight on the prevalence of obstetric fistulae in Tanzania and other developing countries. Far too few people realize that poor medical care and birthing practices have left 2 million women and girls wounded and incontinent around the world — a condition that not only destroys their quality [...]