Young mom Nema Nzambi named her newborn Matondo Dieu-Benis in gratitude to the health workers who saved her life when she experienced birth complications. Matondo means “thank you” in Lingala and Dieu-Benis is French for “God-bless.” An unexpected pregnancy had completely upended this 19-year-old’s life. She abandoned her studies and isolated herself from her relatives
Saybi Saple, a resident of a remote village in central India, is one of around 2.4 million women who delivered her baby at home last year in the country. A Unitaid-funded project is working to ensure that all births, including home births, are safe, and to prevent women from excessive bleeding after birth—a leading cause
Ending the HIV epidemic requires fully engaging those who are pregnant and postpartum by Nthuseng Marake, Rosemary Njura Njogu, Tigistu Adamu Ashengo, Lisa Noguchi and Kelly Curran While global health and well-being universally stand to benefit as self-care interventions expand, to meet the goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030, two very special and
