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Preventive or prescriptive? Teen pregnancies and how parents can be he...
Preventive or prescriptive? Teen pregnancies and how parents can be heroes Almost 11% of all births are to adolescent women between 15 and 19. There are complex socio-economic, educational, cultural and service availabil...
Tackling teen pregnancy (how to carry our youths forward)
A caring policy, a cradle of hope Imagine now if you were a pregnant teenage girl. What choices do you have? You could go to a government health clinic and get a health assessment and seek help from healthcare providers ...
Creating safe spaces for teen mums: Issues and challenges
Creating safe spaces for teen mums: Issues and challenges In Malaysia, there are 50 cases of teenage pregnancy every day. Every month, there are 1,500 cases. Out of that number, 30% of the teens are unmarried, according ...
Labour of love
With all the options women now have when it comes to childbirth, the pressure to make the ‘right’ one can be immense. What are some of the choices mothers-to-be can expect to face? One of the hallmark successes of mo...
What to expect when you are expecting
Pregnancy can be a nerve-wracking and exciting time for new parents. Priya Kulasagaran outlines the general scope of what you can generally expect before delivering your bundle of joy Congratulations, you’re about to b...
Ultrasounds may weaken babies’ bones
Researchers in Universiti Teknologi MARA in Selangor have discovered that baby rabbits developing in the womb exposed to ultrasound had weaker thighbones than unexposed rabbits. While the finding applies to a relatively ...
Improper response
Some pregnancies can be harder than others and one thing that doesn’t make it easier is gestational diabetes *Lydia, 31, thought she had an easy pregnancy but once she hit the seven-month mark, she started to have seco...
It’s not always the woman
When it comes to having a baby, it takes two to tango “Infertility is a medical issue which is more common than most people think and contrary to what some people believe, it is not always a woman’s issue,” says Cl...