pregnant women

Gaza threatened by unprecedented rise in child malnutrition

Published on: February 19, 2024
17:48

United Nations, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) Acute malnutrition rates in northern Gaza suggest a severe and rapid decline in the nutritional status of children under two years of age in the last three months, the UN warned Monday.

New recommendations in Uruguay regarding brackish water

Published on: May 10, 2023
10:32

Montevideo, 10 mau (Prensa Latina) New recommendations on the use of water in the Metropolitan Area of this capital are in force today due to higher levels of chloride and sodium in water networks.

World progress in tackling maternal, newborn deaths stalls since 2015

Published on: May 9, 2023
16:24

New York, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies has flatlined for 8 years given the decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, the UN warned Tuesday.

Cuban province strengthens nutrition for vulnerable groups

Published on: May 9, 2023
00:30

Matanzas, Cuba, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban western province of Matanzas is strengthening the nutrition of malnourished and underweight children who suffer from celiac disease, and pregnant women, with the inclusion of quail eggs in their diet.

A woman dies every 2 minutes during pregnancy or childbirth – UN

Published on: February 23, 2023
16:52

Geneva, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Maternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth around every two minutes, UN agencies said on Thursday.

Cuban pregnant women suffer impact of US blockade

Published on: November 6, 2022
00:45

Havana, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) The economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for more than 60 years has hindered public health in the Caribbean nation, where pregnant women's care has been affected.

Covid-19 impacts mother and child mortality in Cuba

Published on: July 14, 2022
17:55

Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 had a significant impact on mother and child mortality rate in Cuba, reporting figures in 2021 of 176.6 per 100,000 live births and 7.6 per 1,000, respectively, the Cuban Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said Thursday.

UN begins food relief for Sri Lanka´s pregnant women

Published on: June 16, 2022
15:59

Colombo, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of impoverished women in Sri Lanka started receiving food aid on Thursday as part of the UN emergency response to the unprecedented economic crisis in the country.

Effective vaccination of pregnant women in Cuba

Published on: March 1, 2022
14:10

Havana, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccination in pregnant women in Cuba is evident today after the results of studies carried out on newborn children who are carriers of defenses against the disease.

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