Maternal Health

Alarming setbacks in maternal mortality

Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world.

Smoking 'harms livers of unborn babies'

Scientists found that the cocktail of chemicals in cigarettes is particularly harmful to developing liver cells.

They developed a method of studying the effects of maternal smoking on liver tissue using embryonic stem cells.

The team, led by the University of Edinburgh, also discovered the cigarette chemicals affect male and female foetuses differently.

During their research they used pluripotent stem cells - cells which have the ability to transform into other cell types - to build foetal liver tissue.

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Reaching the ultimate peak in tourism accommodation

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MOUNT WILHELM – Papua New Guinea’s highest peak – lies 4,509 metres above sea level and it is the point where three provinces, Simbu, Western Highlands and Madang literally meet in the skies above.

Symposium aims for health laws – Sirigoi