Obstetric Fistulas
Jan 16 2007, Pooja

Northern highlands of Ethiopia are still drenched into the age-old custom of child marriage. Despite international agreements and national laws, marriage of young girls is common practice in the region.

What does this proves, is a girl mere commodity...

Related Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Celso Camargo, Campinas
This article is not mine, I translate if from http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u427459.shtml The infant mortality rate of Sao Paulo in 2007 reached...
made popular Aug 5 2008
(0)
Kimberly, Albuquerque
For those of you about to have your first child, or who are considering it, you should know that there are some things about childbirth they’re not telling you....
made popular Aug 1 2008
(0)
AP, United Nations
Women are dying from complicated pregnancies and childbirth at almost the same rate they were in 1990, and the vast majority of deaths are occurring in sub-Saharan...
made popular Oct 13 2007
(0)
Pooja, Shimla
Pregnancy itself brings not only physical changes among the women but also psychological changes they experience sudden mood swings. And at times, it is carried forward...
made popular Apr 13 2007
(0)
Pratyush, New Delhi
Pushpal, a child-delivering gadget, claims to make the childbirth easier than it was never before. The Pushpal consists of a pair of padded cuffs. It does strap on the...
made popular Jun 28 2006
(0)
Irani, New Delhi
What signals a woman is going to develop postnatal depression? - It is if, immediately after childbirth, she experiences persistent fatigue. The results of a new study...
made popular Feb 10 2006
(0)
Irani, New Delhi
Persistent fatigue immediately after childbirth may predict whether a woman will develop postpartum depression, an Ohio State University study suggests. Women, who...
made popular Feb 8 2006
(0)
Bhawana Negi, Delhi
In Egypt, girls as young as seven get married to older men. Once married they never attend school. These young brides have to satisfy the sexual demands of their...
made popular Oct 28 2005
(0)
Bhawana Negi, Delhi
Motherhood in Islam is a very excellent book written by Alia Schleifer. The title of the book itself reveal the role of mothers in Islam, according to the Islamic laws....
made popular Oct 26 2005
All Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented