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Caesarean births: South Africa’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre Van Niekerk 27 May 2024

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Healthcare

Caesarean births: SA’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre van Niekerk 7 May 2024

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Retail

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Susan Goldstein, Mark Tomlinson, Rachel Wynberg and Tanya Doherty 5 Mar 2024

Healthcare

South Africa leads the continent in offering more paternal leave to fathers. How to make sure both parents benefit

Wessel Van Den Berg 27 Dec 2023

Source: The South African National Aids Council.

Healthcare

Launch of initiative to end Aids in children by 2030

5 Dec 2023

Toys R Us, Babies R Us open new concept store

Retail

Toys R Us, Babies R Us open new concept store

3 Oct 2023

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Healthcare

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Issued by A Better World Network 15 Sep 2023

Breastfeeding mothers at work: What legal protection is there?

Legal

Breastfeeding mothers at work: What legal protection is there?

14 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Seithati Molefi, deputy chief-of-party at Right to Care.

Healthcare

Let's talk about sex that is safe and satisfying

Seithati Molefi 16 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Prenatal care - nurturing healthy beginnings for expectant mothers

Tony Singleton 7 Aug 2023

Is your workplace breastfeeding-friendly?

Healthcare

Is your workplace breastfeeding-friendly?

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Aug 2023

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Healthcare

RSV on the rise, hospitals urged to prepare for paediatric admissions

23 Mar 2023

MamaMagic Baby Expo and Dis-Chem Baby City bring the magic to parents in the Mother City

Lifestyle

MamaMagic Baby Expo and Dis-Chem Baby City bring the magic to parents in the Mother City

Issued by Exposure Marketing 28 Nov 2022

Dealing with the 'Big C'

Healthcare

Dealing with the 'Big C'

Issued by Stone 3 Nov 2022

How to make healthy eating choices easier

Healthcare

How to make healthy eating choices easier

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 5 Oct 2022

Making a real difference in the lives of South African working women this Women's Month

Lifestyle

Making a real difference in the lives of South African working women this Women's Month

Issued by JNPR 14 Sep 2022

Towards a pro-breastfeeding culture in South Africa

Healthcare

Towards a pro-breastfeeding culture in South Africa

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 2 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Fatima Hoosain.

Healthcare

Understanding the treatment of breast cancer in young women

Dr Fatima Hoosain 18 May 2022

NWU academic and Fulbright Fellowship holder doing ground-breaking cancer research

Education

NWU academic and Fulbright Fellowship holder doing ground-breaking cancer research

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 19 Apr 2022

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Healthcare

Kenya puts in place tougher labelling for baby foods, bottles, teats and pacifiers

Antonina Mutoro 14 Apr 2022

All you need to know about complementary feeding for your baby

Healthcare

All you need to know about complementary feeding for your baby

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 18 Feb 2022

2022 | Reset the parenting compass

Marketing & Media

2022 | Reset the parenting compass

Issued by Exposure Marketing 17 Jan 2022

Clicks strengthens baby care offering with standalone Clicks Baby stores

Retail

Clicks strengthens baby care offering with standalone Clicks Baby stores

21 Oct 2021

Why every South African needs to eat more vegetables and fruit every day

Healthcare

Why every South African needs to eat more vegetables and fruit every day

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 7 Oct 2021

Healthcare

World Patient Day focuses on safe and respectful childbirth

17 Sep 2021

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Retail

Babies R Us SA rolls out in-store clinics

8 Sep 2021

How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

Agriculture

How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

Elizabeth Mkandawire and Melody Mentz-Coetzee 20 Aug 2021

Protecting breastfeeding is a shared responsibility

Healthcare

Protecting breastfeeding is a shared responsibility

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 30 Jul 2021

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ESG & Sustainability

Blunting the impact of poor social conditions in South Africa will have big health benefits

Ebrahim Samodien 23 Jun 2021

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Healthcare

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Kaymarlin Govender & Linda-Gail Bekker 14 Jun 2021

Babies R Us introduces wellness centre with on-site nursing sister

Retail

Babies R Us introduces wellness centre with on-site nursing sister

13 May 2021

15 facts about the Covid vaccine

Healthcare

15 facts about the Covid vaccine

Issued by Bonitas 11 May 2021

Children are eating too much poor nutrient quality food and too little of good nutrient quality food. Shutterstock

Healthcare

South Africa needs to change direction on maternal health to solve child malnutrition

Chantell Witten & Shane Norris 9 Mar 2021

New to motherhood in Covid-19 times

Healthcare

New to motherhood in Covid-19 times

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 11 Feb 2021

DrinkIQ resource relaunched to encourage mindful drinking

Retail

DrinkIQ resource relaunched to encourage mindful drinking

9 Feb 2021

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

Retail

The rise of commercial milk formulas and why it matters for the world's women and children

David McCoy, Julie P. Smith and Phillip Baker 5 Jan 2021

UKZN’s Emeritus Professor Anna Coutsoudis

Healthcare

SA study recommends changes to PMTCT guidelines

10 Nov 2020

Good nutrition for good immunity

Healthcare

Good nutrition for good immunity

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 8 Oct 2020

Many factors influence how consistently women take their HIV medicine. GettyImages

Healthcare

Zambian study points to why some mothers don't carry on taking HIV drugs

Jerry John Nutor 30 Sep 2020

13,135 nurses employed since Covid-19 outbreak

Healthcare

13,135 nurses employed since Covid-19 outbreak

14 Sep 2020

Breastfeeding and Covid-19: Busting the myths

Healthcare

Breastfeeding and Covid-19: Busting the myths

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 4 Aug 2020

South Africa's superhero dietitians

Healthcare

South Africa's superhero dietitians

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Jun 2020

Alarmed by a rapid spread of Lassa fever, the Nigerian Academy of Science is calling on government to declare a health emergency. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

Lassa fever: why there's a call to declare a health emergency in Nigeria

13 Feb 2020

Healthcare

New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

Healthcare

South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Ute Feuch & Jeannette Wessels 9 Jan 2020

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. Shutterstock

Healthcare

ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

Michelle Moorhouse & Willem Daniel Francois Venter 29 Nov 2019

A lack of research is affecting the choices women make during pregnancy, childbirth, and caring for their baby. Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock

Healthcare

Research into pregnancy, birth and infant care are historically underfunded - and women are paying the price

Amy Brown 20 Nov 2019