From here to Chautauqua to the world
Hamilton’s Dr. Jean Chamberlain Froese was invited to speak at a venerable institution.
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maternal mortality
A motherhood issue: surviving birth
An open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper about maternal mortality.
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Seven receive Save the Mothers honours
In Uganda, communities and individuals are stepping forward like never before as champions for maternal care.
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In Uganda the “war of childbirth” continues
Her name is Fatmata. She is an African mother. And this is her story.
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Maternal health must top agendas
KAMPALA, UGANDA ✦A pregnant woman here in Uganda’s capital was recently beheaded by her husband. Maurine Ampire, 38, was a mother getting close to delivering number six.
It’s one picture of life here, and a comparable image to the lack of voice that pregnant women have worldwide. No voice. No choice. Just death, and often violently.
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Be prosperous and multiply…water shortages?
Good grief. Just when you thought you knew the rules around here, where it’s a given that cultural change is painfully slow, along comes a curve ball that really makes your head spin.
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Let abortion not derail maternal death debate
Following up on some recent commentaries fearing abortion is going to be legalised in Uganda, maybe the only thing left to say is that it’s not happening.
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Uganda should copy Rwanda’s three-child limit
So, the Rwanda government is pushing the concept of a three-child limit for families. It’s something for Ugandans to keep an eye on, because population growth rates of the two neighbouring countries, among the highest in the world, are virtually identical.
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