A non-governmental organisation, HACEY, has given support to no fewer than 2,000 pregnant women in Ondo State to prevent and reduce

Despite advances in modern healthcare practice, Traditional Birth Attendants, an age-long go-to facility for pregnant women continue to thrive.

Malaria is a major public health concern and Nigeria accounts for nearly 27 per cent of the global malaria burden and 31 per cent of malaria deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) World Malaria report.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA )has flagged off the enrollment of all vulnerable pregnant women in the Federal capital into the Federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS).

The Federal Government has approved transition from Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) to Multiple Micronutrient Supplement (MMS) by pregnant women in the country. 

Maltina and Amstel Malta, two brands from the stables of Nigerian Breweries Plc, have launched an advocacy campaign tagged ‘Mission Nine Zero’, to discourage alcohol consumption by pregnant women.

The Managing Director (MD), of Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc., Hans Essaadi, has warned that alcohol consumption is not good for the health of pregnant women and their unborn babies.

Nigeria's primary healthcare system has languished for decades, marked by insufficient infrastructure and lack of essential drugs and equipment. The consequence has been the delivery of inefficient and poor-quality healthcare services nationwide. Families, pregnant women and children across the country grapple with the financial burden imposed by inadequate healthcare services. To address this situation, the…

Disturbed by the rising cases of maternal mortality in the country, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Maternal Reproductive Health...

Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers have been cautioned to avoid alcohol consumption with warnings that the act may result in multiple range of developmental defects in their babies. [ad]

Pregnant women have been advised to take their antenatal programme serious to enrich their knowledge of coping during pregnancy as well as be equipped with the best information to care for their babies when they are born.