Ensuring Safer Pregnancies for Kenyan Women in Urban Slums
Globally, there’s a general decline in the number of women who die from pregnancy or childbirth complications. However in Kenya, it remains high at 488 deaths per 100,000 live births. Maternal mortality is a health indicator of the wide gaps between rich and poor, urban and rural areas within countries. The lack of appropriate maternal […]
Modern life, chemicals damaging men’s chances of having a family
Sunscreen and cosmetics could be killing men’s sperm, according to researchers who found that only one in four males has good fertility levels. Experts in reproduction said chemicals and the trappings of modern life appeared to be damaging men’s chances of having a family. Research found that just 25% of young men were producing good […]