Chinese authorities are investigating reports that a hospital employee in Shanxi province has been involved in selling newborns. The city of Datong has launched a team to investigate and vowed to “seriously deal with any illegal or disciplinary issues”, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. The case was first reported to the police by an … Read more
A 26-year-old woman from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, has found herself trapped in a legal and bureaucratic black hole, unable to obtain essential documents like a passport or driving licence. Caitlin Walton’s plight stems from an extraordinary discovery: her birth was never officially registered by her mother, leaving her unable to prove her existence. Caitlin, … Read more
Most Colorado workers are now eligible to receive at least part of their salaries while recovering from illness or caring for a baby, but people who are new to their jobs may not have protection from firing or demotion. Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program has paid out about $420 million on 82,000 claims … Read more
As progress on the use and acceptance of family planning continues to lag, health experts and advocates are demanding that state and local authorities take responsibility for ensuring accessibility of family planning commodities and engagement on the importance of child spacing and population in the country. The experts who gathered at the World Population Day … Read more
GENEVA — Decades of progress in sexual and reproductive health are being rolled back with the poorest, most vulnerable members of society at greatest risk of losing out on lifesaving services, according to the 2024 State of World Population report. The report, issued Wednesday by the U.N. Population Fund, UNFPA, says, “The data are damning.” … Read more
“But now, births have been decreasing every year, beds have been cut back, and more and more doctors have had to change profession. But what can they do?” he wrote, jokingly suggesting they become vets. “Save obstetrics!” he pleaded on Weibo. Duan, who is director of the maternity ward at Shanghai No 1 Maternity Hospital, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused by childbirth, new study published in The Lancet Global Healthjournal has found. Researchers found that the symptom of experiencing pain during sexual intercourse, or dyspareunia, affected more than a third of such postpartum women (35 per cent), … Read more
