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Alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth, new UN health agency figures show

Alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth, new UN health agency figures show

Oct 09, 2019, at 10:00 am

New York: More than a third of women surveyed across four lower-income countries, reported being mistreated during childbirth, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed.

New guidelines on global care standards during childbirth issued by UN health agency

New guidelines on global care standards during childbirth issued by UN health agency

Feb 16, 2018, at 01:53 pm

New York, Feb 16 (JEN): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines on global care standards throughout labour and immediately after childbirth aimed at reducing the use of needless and potentially harmful routine clinical and medical interventions.

Creator of energy solutions to shine a light on childbirth wins $1 million UN grant

Creator of energy solutions to shine a light on childbirth wins $1 million UN grant

Sep 15, 2015, at 02:43 pm

New York, Sept 15 (IBNS): We Care Solar, which provides renewable energy at low cost with a medical device that prevents maternal and child complications during labour in areas without electricity, was announced on Monday as the winner of a $1 million grant by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).