pregnancy

Female condoms: a complicated issue in need of attention

News

Some women in rural areas of the Northern Cape, where efforts are underway to promote increased usage of female condoms, have said they are against the device.

mpholekgetho
September 28, 2016

Testing positive for HIV when pregnant is not a life sentence

Health, Our Health

While women who test positive for HIV after discovering they are pregnant find the discovery difficult to accept, there is treatment available and they can still lead a full and normal life along with their child.

Bontle Motsoeneng
August 24, 2016

Mission impossible? Replacing abuse with empathy

Women's Health

Abused in labour, depressed after giving birth – pregnancy can be a nightmare for women. But an inexpensive intervention is trying to change this by teaching care-givers to listen, empathise – and identify depression.