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Maternal deaths drop worldwide says Lancet

Maternal deaths have decreased nearly 40 percent worldwide since 1980, according to new research published in the journal The Lancet.
Many in the medical community were surprised when The Lancet published research results Monday that showed that the number of women who have died during pregnancy and childbirth each year has decreased worldwide, from 526,300 in [...]

Japanese baby-like robot created to stimulate birth rate

Yotaro, a Japanese robot resembling a baby, was created with the hope that it will teach parenting skills and encourage Japanese people to have more babies.
A Japanese robotics team hopes that Yotaro, a robot that is programmed to mimic the behavior of human babies, will increase interest in having more babies.
Created in Tsukuba University’s robotics [...]

International Women’s Day: a call for reduced childbirth risks

On this one hundredth International Women’s Day, a coalition of UK campaign groups is calling for global reductions in pregnancy and childbirth risks.
In conjunction with the one hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day, a coalition of the U.K.’s Amnesty International, Mumsnet, Oxfam, Save the Children and the White Ribbon Alliance have called on world leaders [...]

UN report adds dimension of gender to climate change discussions

A new UN report has stated that women are most likely to be affected by climate change, but it stopped short of directly encouraging population control.
A report issued Thursday by the U.N. has recommended the addition of gender elements to climate change discussions.
The report, United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) 2009, claimed that women — especially those [...]

UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child: 20 years later

The 20th anniversary of the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child is commemorated today, but the UN stresses that more work must be done for the world’s children.
On November 20, 1989, United Nations General Assembly resolution 44/25 was signed, “[r]ecognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her [...]

Angelina Jolie Says Wants More Kids Even Though the 6 She Already Has Can be Overwhelming

Angelina Jolie admits that raising 6 kids under the age of 9 is difficult but says she still wants more children.
On a recent U.N. trip to Syria to meet with refugee families, Angelina was faced with an embarrassed mom of 5 who’s kids were not behaving the best. According to U.N. rep Dalia Al-Achi, “Angelina [...]