An ambitious program launched in the mid-2000s to protect women who give birth at home faces opposition, neglect and shortages
Photo: NISSI THAPAOver 600,000 pregnancies in Nepal in 2017 were unintended, close to two-third of which ended in abortion, reveals a new report…
The biological clock maybe ticking, but it is up to a woman to decide if and when she wants to have a baby
Photo: MARTY LOGANIt should not be surprising that Nepal’s first COVID-19 death was a new mother. What was surprising was to hear Prime Minister…
Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a game-changer drug in the treatment of post-partum haemorrhage (PPH), the main cause of death in women immediately…
WELCOME TO THE WORLD: A child sleeps in a hammock while its parents work in a workshop making idols for the Dasain festival in Kupondol. Photo:…
