A child's early story begins long before assessment. Understanding that context can transform how clinicians and families ...

An 18-year-old from rural Limpopo says she was denied a legal abortion at a public clinic last month, after a nurse refused to help her on religious grounds, leaving her to seek an illegal abortion ...

One of the birthplaces of American music is Congo Square in New Orleans, where enslaved people gathered to sing, dance, drum, and preserve their traditions.

Homicide is one of the leading causes of death in pregnancy in the United States. During pregnancy and the weeks just after birth, a woman is more than twice as likely to be murdered as she is to die ...

A suspected international trafficking network allegedly collected around 200kg of human placentas from hospitals every month, ...

For some mothers, the placenta has deep cultural meaning. Asking about it during pregnancy could prevent avoidable distress.

Editor’s note: The following article is part of a series of reports exploring the influence of the US Christian nationalist movement on both human rights and sexual and reproductive health access in ...

Huge groups on messaging apps, where many share voice notes because many cannot read, are a major conduit for information ...

Across many Muslim communities in Ghana, especially in the northern regions, one religious statement has become deeply rooted ...

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Prince Harry has revealed that a 'witchcraft-style ritual' involving seals off the Scottish coast, inspired by King Charles, became a private superstition that he and Meghan Markle later linked to her ...