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More women are having C-section births in SA, but authors of the 2013/2014 District Health Barometer warn that this increase is "a matter of concern".

Pregnant women have spoken out about nurses forcing them to undergo testing without their informed consent.

The World Health Organisation estimates that one in five pregnancies globally end in induced abortion.

Personal beliefs sometimes collide with healthcare providers’ professional responsibilities.

Despite increased efforts to improve child and maternal health, countries are still lagging behind in meeting their Millennium Development Goals.

The community healthworker system is in chaos, leaving vulnerable communities at risk.

Community workers are twiddling their thumbs while the state drags its heels on a new strategy, writes Mia Malan.

Mothers blame themselves and their children can never give up their antiretrovirals.

Healthworker hostility and a lack of information are denying women access to emergency contraception, locking them into an unintended fate.

The favelas are served by teams of community workers, who are the doctors' eyes and ears.

Ill residents may suffer most after the axing of Free State community health workers.

This week holds the opportunity for us to show that we are serious about having a world where no child is born to die.

Stigma can ruin the lives of young mothers, but there is support available that can keep their futures bright.

The nation's healthcare system reflects the actions of the ministers responsible for it over the years.

In the state sector, not everyone is equal. Some of us have to pay an arm, a leg and a full working day.

Activists says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan misrepresented the true state of the country's health in his budget speech.