2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (620+ words) The Technical Advisor to the Vice-President on Health, Dr Kennedy T. C. Brightson, has called for incessant advocacy on maternal mental health to create awareness of the condition and make it acceptable to society. He attributed the increased stigma to some socio-cultural…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (875+ words) For many women, becoming a mother for the first time can be a life-changing experience. It is an experience filled with excitement but also marked by fear, uncertainty and new responsibilities that could feel overwhelming. Ahead of Mother's Day on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (661+ words) Effective collaboration and integration among key stakeholders in the health sector is key towards tackling the rising maternal deaths in the Ashanti Region. Between 2021 and 2025, the region recorded a total of 778 maternal deaths. More specifically, in 2021, the region recorded 132 per…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (474+ words) Institutional maternal mortality has increased from 48 per 100, 000 live births in 2024 to 60 per 100, 000 live births in 2025 in the North East Region, representing a rise from 10 to 14 cases. The North East Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Godfred Kwabena Sarpong, who disclosed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (447+ words) The Upper East Region recorded a total of 60 maternal deaths in 2025, the Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Braimah Baba Abubakari, has disclosed. Maternal deaths rose from 40 in 2024 to 60 in 2025, pushing the institutional maternal mortality ratio from 97 per 100, 000 live births…...

3+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (536+ words) A road long defined by hardship and isolation has brought two new lives to Dobung in the Kpandai District, renewing faith in the power of grassroots development to save lives. Joy and disbelief swept through the community after a once-deadly…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (451+ words) The Walking Egg Medical and Fertility Centre at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region has delivered a 30-year-old surrogate mother of quadruplets through intrauterine insemination (IUI), a rare occurrence in assisted reproductive technology. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (168+ words) The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital recorded the birth of 46 babies during the last week of December 2025 and the first week of January 2026. Data from the department showed that 14 babies were delivered on Christmas Day,…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (705+ words) Japanese scientists have developed the world's first artificial womb capable of sustaining the growth of extremely premature human babies. Resembling a fluid-filled capsule, this artificial womb is engineered to mimic the conditions of the natural uterus. Inside, the premature infant…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (538+ words) Speakers at this year's Maltiti Care International Maternal Health Summit have said that limited access to specialist maternal care, especially in rural and underserved communities, continues to fuel preventable fistula cases and maternal deaths." They explained that although progress had…...