Road
disruptions
raise risk of
more home
deliveries in
districts :
Experts call
for urgent
measures to
protect
mothers and
newborns.
Officials say
they have
started risk
mapping
(kp
04/10/2024)
Women
in Jumla villages resort to home
deliveries due to lack of access
to birthing centres,
transportation : Women from the
highlands of Guthichaur,
Patarasi, Tila, and
Kanakasundari are worried about
their limited access to
maternity care services, by
DB Budha (kp 28/09/2024)
90
women from 51 districts died from
birth-related complications last fiscal
year : Health officials say that the
actual number of maternal deaths may be
much higher, as surveillance is limited
to just 51 districts, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 24/09/2024)
Third-party
authorization for abortion in Nepal.
Where do we stand?, by Bishal
Bajgain (ae 28/08/2024)
Harms
of emergency contraceptives : Globally,
the increasing use of ECPs has been
described as an epidemic, by Pallavi
Koirala (kp 26/07/2024)
District
hospitals struggle with budget cuts for
family planning programmes : Experts
warn funding shortfall could trigger a
rise in unwanted pregnancies, unsafe
abortions, and maternal and child
deaths, by Arjun Poudel (kp
23/07/2024)
Free
screening of cervical cancer to be limited to a
few local units of 11 districts due to
insufficient funds : The budget for free
screening can purchase around 130,000 test kits.
This means onlythat number of women can be
screened, says chief of the reproductive health
section, by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/07/2024)
Health
ministry launches safe delivery app : The app
will help improve the quality of emergency
obstetric and newborn care, and the main users
will be frontline health workers (kp
10/07/2024)
Thapathali
Maternity Hospital to hold healthy baby contest
: Doctors will assess baby growth, health,
feeding practices, breastfeeding, immunisation,
and parenting practices at the competition
(kp 06/07/2024)
Destigmatising
Medical Abortion, by Shyam P Lohani (rn
30/06/2024)
Baglung
villages achieve zero home delivery milestone :
Investments in health facilities and staff lead
to improvements in rural lives, by Prakash
Baral (kp 22/06/2024)
Nursing
staff, paramedics being trained to treat
malnutrition : Ministry of Health and Population
to launch nationwide awareness drive to boost
exclusive breastfeeding practice, which has been
declining of late (kp 21/06/2024)
Nepal
aims to reduce neonatal deaths to 13, but
experts sceptical about the goal’s success :
Deaths haven’t declined since 2016, and Nepal’s
target for SDGs is to reduce these to 12 per
1,000 live births by 2030, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 03/06/2024)
Birthing
centres in four mountain districts to have
underfloor heating : Officials say the measure
will help reduce postpartum, neonatal deaths due
to hypothermia in high-altitude regions (kp
19/05/2024)
Ministry
plans to screen pregnant women for mental health
problems : A significant number of maternal
deaths, during pregnancy or after childbirth,
are suicides, which are preventable with timely
intervention, by Arjun Poudel (kp
10/05/2024)
Pre-Eclampsia:
A Concerning Condition for Maternal Health in
Nepal, by Noori Kumari Shah (rep 12/04/2024)
45
per cent of women in Madhesh Province do not
breastfeed, by Rabindra Upreti (rn
22/03/2024)
No
let-up to infant mortality in Salyan : While the
infant mortality rate has been on a decline for
the past two years, it’s projected to rise this
year, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 17/03/2024)
Maternal,
perinatal death surveillance to cover 10 more
districts : If the proposal is approved, the
number of districts implementing surveillance
drives to determine the causes of deaths will
reach 55 (kp 11/03/2024)
Rural
women deprived of reproductive health rights :
At recent health camps in Achham, fewer people
chose permanent family planning. Patriarchal
attitudes and preference for sons blamed as root
causes, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 08/03/2024)
Karnali
women resist vasectomy, opt for temporary
measures, by Pawan Mudbhari (kh 22/02/2024)
Air
pollution responsible for premature births, low
weight : Neonatal deaths have not declined in
the past five years, according to a study,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/02/2024)
One
percent of children born with congenital heart
issues (kh 09/02/2024)
Neonatal
treatment package falls short for tertiary
hospitals: Report : Treatment at NICU costs over
Rs47,000 on average while the government
reimburses up to Rs8,000 only (kp
08/02/2024)
Cervical
Cancer: A Serious Public Health Threat, by
Deepa Ghimire (rn 03/02/2024)
Free
ambulance service to pregnant women (kh
19/01/2024)
Lactating
mother dies in primary health center in Bajura
(kh 09/01/2024)
Hospitals
to procure suits to curb delivery bleeding :
Health offices will get Rs300,000 each to buy
the suits that prevent excessive bleeding in
women after childbirth, by Arjun Poudel (kp
08/01/2024)
Kapilvastu
still has a long way to go to reduce home births
: Although women have started looking at
institutional delivery as an option, the
majority of women from rural areas still give
birth at home, by Amrita Anmol (kp
05/01/2024)
Health
Ministry to seek help from medical students,
pharmacists to promote exclusive breastfeeding :
Breastfeeding practices have been declining
every year in Nepal, a report says (kp
02/01/2024)
Portable
ultrasound machines saving maternal lives :
Dramatic decline in maternal mortality rate in
Sudurpaschim credited to portable ultrasound
machines, training of nurses, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 29/12/2023)
Demand
for IVF, IUI services in Nepal rises manifold :
Doctors at the Paropakar Hospital say around 160
people are on the waiting list to receive either
eggs or sperm, by Arjun Poudel (kp
19/12/2023)
Remove
barriers to life-saving drug to prevent maternal
deaths : An ambitious program launched in the
mid-2000s to protect women who give birth at
home faces opposition, neglect and shortages,
by Marty Logan (nt 15/12/2023)
Increase
skilled human resources to prevent
non-institutional child deliveries, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ae 14/12/2023)
Early
pregnancies and healthcare gaps fuelling
neonatal mortality in Jumla : As many as 29
infants below one month died in the district in
the last fiscal year, according to the District
Public Health Office, Jumla, by DB Budha (kp
08/12/2023)
Frozen
sperm way out for Nepali couples living apart :
As the exodus of male youths has given rise to
infertility issues, some couples are banking
sperm to conceive, by Arjun Poudel (kp
29/11/2023)
Tension
in Janakpur Provincial Hospital as woman dies
after childbirth (rep 25/11/2023)
Earthquake
could force more women to give birth at home :
Maternal health experts ask authorities
concerned to focus on saving the lives of
mothers and newborns, by Arjun Poudel (kp
13/11/2023)
A
quarter for caregivers is encouraging
institutional births : A Rupandehi health post
has set up a free lodging facility with a
kitchen for caregivers with support from the
local unit and a social organisation, by
Sanju Paudel (kp 07/10/2023)
Ensure
reproductive right : The government’s apathy to
providing quality health services puts the
achievements thus far at risk (kp
27/09/2023)
Contraceptives
shortage looms : Government cites lack of funds.
Fears of unsafe abortions, increase in maternal
deaths, by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/09/2023)
Thamis
face maternal health issues due to early
marriages : In Thamichagu village of around 400
Thami households, children are encouraged to
find a partner as soon as they hit puberty,
by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 20/09/2023)
More
than 200 birthing centres across country lack
trained nurses : Of the total maternal deaths,
24 percent occur during or after childbirth and
19 percent in postnatal period. Experts say
Nepal risks losing the gains made in maternal
health sector, by Arjun Poudel (kp
15/09/2023)
Uterus
prolapse rife in Bajura women (ht
11/09/2023)
Ministry
plans verbal autopsy in neonatal deaths : Nepal
has committed to reducing neonatal deaths to 12
from 21 at present in every 1,000 births by 2030
to meet SDGs (kp 04/09/2023)
Salyan
health posts launch video X-ray service for
expecting mothers : Starting this fiscal year,
all 10 local units of Salyan are providing video
X-ray service free of cost, by Biplab
Maharjan (kp 02/09/2023)
Saving
one Nepali mother at a time : Rural Nepali
mothers need more nurses like Anju Chaudhary,
by Naresh Newar (nt 03/09/2023)
Special
newborn care unit to be set up in all district
hospitals across the country : Study shows
neonatal death rate, which is 21 in every 1,000
live births, has not declined in the last five
years. Nepal has committed to reduce it to 12 by
2030 to meet the SDGs (kp 29/08/2023)
Mobile
app to promote maternal and neonatal health :
Officials hope that the app will help promote
breastfeeding, breastfeeding practices,
antenatal and postnatal care, and child’s
feeding practices (kp 28/08/2023)
Gyanaecologist
accused of selling newborn : A 26-year-old woman
who gave birth to a baby at Green Cross Hospital
has accused the doctor of selling her baby,
by Binod Bhandari (kp 22/08/2023), Gynaecologist
to be charged with organised crime, human
trafficking and forced disappearance : On August
18, police detained Dr Tapeshwar Lal Karn from
Green Cross Hospital in Biratnagar on charge of
selling a newborn to a childless couple for
Rs500,000 (kp 28/08/2023)
Pregnancy
related complications claim two women's lives
everyday in Nepal (ht 21/08/2023)
Misconceptions
about contraceptives affecting mental and
physical well-being of women (kh 19/08/2023)
Birthing
centres bring relief to outlying Baglung
villages : Thirty-six birthing centres were
established in remote areas of Baglung in the
last three years, according to the District
Health Office, by Prakash Baral (kp
19/08/2023)
Enabling
breastfeeding in Nepal: Create supportive
environment for mothers, by Sangeeta Mishra
(ht 18/08/2023)
Abortive
measures : Despite the legal provisions, unsafe
abortions continue to add to the maternal
mortality rate (kp 16/08/2023)
Illegal
abortions continue killing women : Nepal
legalised abortion in 2002. Every year about
100,000 women undergo the procedure at
government-authorised clinics, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 15/08/2023)
Anti-shock
suits to be used to reduce maternal deaths from
postpartum bleeding : Excessive bleeding is a
major cause of maternal deaths in Nepal, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 07/08/2023)
622
mothers died in one year, district wise
breakdown reveals, by Khagendra Adhikari
(rep 04/08/2023)
Educated,
well-off mums wary of breastfeeding babies :
Despite growing investment to promote practice,
exclusive breastfeeding has been declining every
year, report says (kp 02/08/2023)
Enough
budget for aerial rescue of pregnant and
postpartum women in remote areas: Minister
Acharya (rep 13/07/2023)
Infant
feeding practices in Nepal: Low socioeconomic
group does better, by Ramesh Karki (ht
10/07/2023)
Skilled
birth attendants: Why rural Nepali mothers need
them, by Jagat Basnet (ht 07/07/2023)
Despite
legal provisions teenage pregnancy rampant,
by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 06/07/2023)
Poor
reproductive health plagues Musahar women :
Early marriage is the driving force behind
adolescent pregnancy and serious reproductive
health problems, by Sunita Baral (kp
03/07/2023)
Girls
of 11–13 age group in seven sparsely populated
districts to get HPV jabs : Human papillomavirus
causes cervical cancer, which is a major cause
of deaths among Nepali women (kp 03/07/2023)
Nepal
performs more C-section deliveries than WHO
recommendations : Private hospitals perform such
surgeries three times more than state-run
hospitals, by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/06/2023)
New
mothers provided with Rs 5,000 allowance in
Jumla (rn 24/06/2023)
Mothers
of Sarlahi : More women use health facilities to
be as healthy as possible before giving birth
and for safe delivery, by Marty Logan (nt
23/06/2023)
Health
Ministry orders hospitals to avoid sex-selective
ultrasound (kh 16/06/2023)
Local
governments seek male participation to enhance
safe motherhood initiatives : The awareness
campaign targeting pregnant women, new mothers
and would-be fathers is mostly conducted at the
initiation of female elected representatives,
by Amrita Anmol (kp 07/06/2023)
Growing
concerns over infertility in Nepal, by
Sujata Shakya (ae 01/06/2023)
Uterine
prolapse epidemic in Bajhang worsened by poverty
and lack of treatment : In Thalara Rural
Municipality alone, over 200 women suffer from
the condition, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
09/05/2023)
Woman
gives birth to conjoined twins in Koshi Hospital
of Biratnagar (ae 09/05/2023)
Deprived
of timely care, Karnali mothers die untimely
deaths : Seventeen pregnant women, mostly
between the ages of 15-25 years, lost their
lives in the last fiscal year, by Krishna
Prasad Gautam and Tripti Shahi (kp 04/05/2023)
Budget
cuts in maternal health carry serious
risks, experts warn : Antenatal and
postnatal care, institutional delivery,
verbal autopsy of maternal deaths, and
training will be impacted, by Arjun
Pudel (kp 02/05/2023)
IPPF
Director General Bermejo visiting Nepal from
April 30 (kh 28/04/2023)
Health
centre in Baglung’s Ramuwa village launches
birthing services : All 11 wards of Galkot
Municipality now have health centres qualifying
the local unit to declare itself child-friendly,
by Prakash Baral (kp 28/04/2023)
Karnali
doctors receive training on safe abortion : The
Karnali Provincial Hospital organised the
training in a bid to reduce abortion-related
deaths, by Tripti Shahi (kp 24/04/2023)
Lack
of electricity compels to execute delivery
service in torchlight in Humla (kh
19/04/2023)
No
government counselling programme yet to prevent
maternal deaths from suicides : Counselling
services to start at major maternity hospitals
by this fiscal year, by Arjun Poudel (kp
10/04/2023)
Maternity
hospital needs proper care like a newborn,
by Sabitri Dhakal (ae 06/04/2023)
Lumbini
fails to curb maternal mortality despite good
infrastructure : Lumbini has the highest
mortality rate among all seven provinces in the
country at 207 deaths per 100,000, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 06/04/2023)
Hundreds
of Nepali women dying from preventable causes
every year : Census report lists heavy bleeding
and hypertension as top reasons for maternal
deaths, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/03/2023)
Free
ambulance service in pregnancy case (kh
23/03/2023)
Decriminalise
abortion: Rights activists, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 19/03/2023)
Pregnant
woman dies due to excessive bleeding in Bajura,
by Sher Bahadur Sarki (rn 10/03/2023)
Call
for better surveillance amid rising maternal
deaths : More than 90 maternal deaths have been
reported across the country in seven months,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/02/2023), Dying
mothers : Finding why mothers die should be the
focus, followed by efforts to prevent the
recurrence of these deaths (kp 01/03/2023)
Thousands
of women skip routine maternity services :
Around 140,000 Nepali women give birth at home,
around 210,000 do not make postnatal visits and
45,000 don’t receive antenatal care, report says,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/02/2023) [see report
by Ministry of Health and Population]
Achham
women deprived of treatment as cases of uterine
prolapse rise : Women suffering from uterine
prolapse due to multiple pregnancies and poor
care depend on health camps but the district
hasn’t seen one in the past four years, by
Menuka Dhungana (kp) 19/02/2023), Rural
women’s woes : One-off health camps are unlikely
to bring lasting solutions to systemic neglect
of women’s wellbeing (kp 21/02/2023)
Ten
new mothers died in four years in Bajura (ht
10/02/2023)
Post-menopause
healthcare : As the population continues to age,
support for middle-aged women has become crucial,
by Dushala Adhikari (kp 30/01/2023)
Medics
being probed after alive baby pronounced dead :
On Wednesday morning, a doctor and two assistant
health workers at the emergency ward of the
Koshi Hospital had wrongly declared an
18-day-old infant dead, by Binod Bhandari
(kp 20/01/2023)
Health
workers visit new mothers, pregnant women at
doorsteps with services : The programme kicked
off on January 3 and aims to cover the nooks and
crannies of one of the largest local units in
the country in terms of area coverage, by
Birendra KC (kp 16/01/2023)
45
women died during childbirth in six months, in
hint of falling deaths : As the number of
maternal deaths is low compared to the past, the
Health Ministry has not started finding the
causes of deaths. Officials cite problems with
the reporting system, by Arjun Poudel (kp
14/01/2023)
Kanti
Hospital adds intensive care units, sets up
kangaroo mother care beds : Nepal Demographic
and Health Survey-2022 shows neonatal death rate
hasn’t declined in the past five years, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 22/12/2022)
Specialist
services for pregnant women begins at Kolti
Primary Health Centre : Women with obstetric
issues in nine local units of Bajura, Humla,
Kalikot and Jumla will benefit from the service,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 21/12/2022)
Sexploration
season 2 Episode 1:Sex and porn education for
young generation, by Samiksha Shrestha (rep
18/12/2022)
Baby
born on way to hospital (ht 16/12/2022)
Chepang
women have qualms over reproductive health
checkup (kh 13/12/2022)
NDHS
2022 shows improvement in maternal and child
health (kh 10/12/2022), No
improvement in neonatal mortality rate in the
past six years : Nepal Demographic and Health
Survey shows mixed results, but experts say
meeting Sustainable Development Goals still a
challenge, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/12/2022)
Hospital
conducts 36 uterus surgeries by adding financial
support, by Nabin Shishir (rn 10/12/2022)
Increase
in number of safe abortions in Kailali, by
Chandani Acharya (rn 10/12/2022)
Reproductive
health rights legal clinic set up (kh
09/12/2022)
Screening
of newborn birth defects to be carried out at 27
hospitals : The Health Ministry says 21 babies
born in every 1,000 die within one month of
birth in Nepal. The country has to reduce
neonatal deaths to 12 by 2030 to meet its SDG
target, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/11/2022)
Woman
dies due to delivery-related complication
(rn 01/11/2022)
Access
to family planning tools reaches among 53
percent citizens (kh 21/09/2022), 53
percent citizens in Karnali have access to
family planning tools (rep 21/09/2022)
Infant,
maternal deaths still high in Salyan : Forgoing
regular tests during pregnancy and delays in
hospitalising pregnant women contribute to
mortality, by Biplob Maharjan (kp
18/09/2022)
Misuse
of abortion pills among reasons for high
maternal deaths in Nepal : Maternity Hospital is
training auxiliary nurse midwives and staff
nurses about the proper use of abortion pills,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/09/2022)
Despite
preventive efforts, maternal deaths still high :
Thirty-two women died in two months, government
records show. Excessive bleeding after
childbirth is a major cause, say health workers,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/09/2022)
Video
X-ray service at village eases pregnant women
(kh 31/08/2022)
New
mothers below the poverty line from 25 districts
to get Rs 5,000 : Government has allocated Rs800
million to address nutrition deficiency among
new mothers and children, by Arjun Paudel
(kp 24/08/2022)
Air
rescue saving lives of pregnant women and
newborn in rural areas : In the last fiscal
year, 12 pregnant women were rescued and brought
to Kathmandu from Dhading for safe delivery,
by Sarita Shrestha (kp 24/08/2022)
Nepal
opens its first-ever human milk bank at
Paropakar Maternity Hospital (nlt
19/08/2022)
“Sexual
and reproductive health issues should be
everyone’s concern”: Tushar Niroula,
Executive Director, Sunaulo Parivar Nepal : “Due
to the taboo nature of sexual and reproductive
health, anyone seeking out services from any SRH
clinic may be perceived as being sexually
promiscuous or about to get an abortion”,
interview with Tushkar Niroula (nlt 14/08/2022)
Karnali
has more than national average breastfeeding
(kh 09/08/2022)
Mind
the legal gap : Nepal needs a robust law to
institutionalise and regulate assisted
reproductive technology, by Sobita Gautam
(kp 07/08/2022)
Human
breast milk bank set up at Paropakar Maternity
Hospital : The first-of-its-kind milk bank is
crucial to saving babies born early, health
workers say, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp
02/08/2022)
Ensuring
Women’s Right To Health, by Jivesh Jha (rn
29/07/2022)
Achham’s
pregnant woman airlifted to Surkhet for
treatment (kh 23/07/2022)
Government
to ensure community nursing services at each
ward : It aims to increase people's access to
maternity and neonatal health and geriatric
services (ht 01/07/2022)
Abortion
debate: When faced with life and choice
what should you choose? ‘Pro-life’ and
‘pro-choice’ labels don’t reflect the complexity
of the issue. Instead of keeping ourselves to a
certain level, the real-life decisions of people
should be respected, by Ruchi Dhital (nlt
30/06/2022)
Nepal
struggles with a high adolescent fertility rate
(kh 25/06/2022)
The
right to bodily autonomy : Abortion has been
legal in Nepal since 2002 but there could be
fallout from any overturning of Roe v Wade in
the United States., by Ameesha Rayamajhi
(rec 07/06/2022)
Experts
for awareness drives as free screening alone
doesn’t lessen cervical cancer cases : The
government has decided to provide free screening
for cervical cancer at all state-run health
facilities, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/05/2022)
Residents
of Khotang depend on helicopters to reach
hospitals : Pregnant women suffer the most from
a lack of good hospitals and roads in Khotang,
by Dambar Singh Rai (kp 22/05/2022)
Producing
and recruiting midwives a must for reducing
maternal mortality in Nepal, interview with
Dr Mingmar G Sherpa, former director general of
Health Department (kp 21/05/2022)
Maternal
health gap : Nepal continues to experience an
imbalance in the distribution of healthcare
professionals (kp 17/05/2022)
Pregnant
women in Achham die for want of treatment :
Rural women are deprived of safe motherhood
services due to illiteracy, poverty and lack of
public health awareness, by Menuka Dhungana
(kp 16/05/2022)
Antenatal
care visits to be doubled to reduce maternal
deaths, stillbirths : Pregnant women have to
visit health facilities at least eight times for
antenatal care, every 15 days, after 36 weeks.
More than 1,600 nurses are hired to provide
postnatal care at home, by Arjun Poudel (kp
15/05/2022)
Young
unmarried girls often face prejudice and
negligence at the gynaecologists’ : Experiences
show many doctors offend young patients by
asking questions disregarding their privacy and
agency, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 08/05/2022)
Caesarean
section delivery service to be expanded to all
77 districts : It is estimated that close to 15
percent of pregnant women suffer serious
complications during childbirth, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 08/05/2022)
Contrary
to their wishes, rural women in Salyan compelled
to give birth at home : Lack of motorable roads
makes birthing centres inaccessible to pregnant
women while birthing centres closer home lack
skilled health staff, by Biplab Maharjan (kp
25/04/2022)
Planning
a baby? Start taking folic acid three months
before conception : If taken on time by women,
folic acid can prevent possible birth defects,
doctors say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/04/2022)
Righting
reproductive rights : Each one of us needs to be
educated and respectful of women’s rights to
their bodies (kp 01/04/2022)
Nearly
half of all pregnancies are unintended, says new
UNFPA report : "In 2017, it was estimated that
half of the 1.2 million pregnancies in Nepal
were unintended and nearly 359,000 ended in
abortion.” (nlt 30/03/2022), Nearly
half of the pregnancies in Nepal are unintended,
UN agency says : A half of the 1.2 million
pregnancies in the country were unintended and
nearly 359,000 ended in abortion in 2017, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 31/03/2022)
Nepal
looks to donors to widen maternal, perinatal
deaths surveillance : At least 99 maternal
deaths recorded in current fiscal year, but
officials say many deaths in 45 districts are
unknown, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/03/2022)
Deprivation,
hunger and infant deaths in a remote Bajura
village : Mothers in Muktikot suffer from
lactation insufficiency for lack of nutritious
food and lose their babies either in the womb,
at birth or at neonatal and postneonatal stages,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 27/03/2022), 84
kids in Muktikot suffering from malnutrition
(ht 27/03/2022)
Another
baby’s life is saved in rural Nepal : Dedicated
birthing attendants are at the frontlines,
conducting safe deliveries under difficult
circumstances, by Naresh Newar (nt
19/03/2022)
Death
of pregnant woman sparks tension (ht
05/03/2022)
Understanding
Cervical Cancer, by Suman Raj Tamrakar (rn
28/02/2022)
Uterus
prolapse still a taboo for many Bajura women
(ht 26/02/2022)
Health
workers concerned over high maternal mortality
rate in Banke : Teenage pregnancies and a lack
of regular health checkups, nutritious food and
awareness among family members are the leading
causes behind the high maternal mortality rate
in Banke, health workers say, by Rupa
Gahatraj (kp 14/02/2022)
Indirect
causes fuelling maternal deaths in pandemic : 84
women died during childbirth in six months.
Doctors blame infections caused by lack of
timely treatment for many deaths, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 10/02/2022)
Down
Syndrome: An Understanding through Prenatal
Screening Tests, by Sandeep Thapa (rep
11/01/2022)
304
women rescued under President Woman Upliftment
Programme in four years, by Mahima Devkota
(rn 10/01/2022)
How
the cost-sharing model to tackle neonatal and
childhood disability in Province 1 works, by
Rishav Sapkota (nlt 10/01/2022)
Why
it is important to ensure menstrual health in
workplaces : Not addressing menstrual health
will have consequences. It is an unimaginable
loss if a girl has to quit school or a woman has
to quit employment because of inadequate WASH
facilities in workplaces, by Jyotika Rimal
(nlt 06/01/2022)
Kangaroo
Care Helps Preterm Babies To Survive, by
Mahima Devkota (rn 03/01/2022)
COVID-19
Taking Toll On Sexual And Reproductive Health In
Country (rn 26/12/2021)
Menstrual
health is everybody’s business Menstrual
education in Nepal is woefully inadequate and,
at times, actively harmful, posing risks to
health while reinforcing existing stereotypes
and stigmas, by Nishi Rungta (rec
14/12/2021)
“Safe
abortion in Nepal is still not at satisfactory
level”, interview with Popular Gentle,
Country Director of Ipas Nepal on the state of
safe abortion in Nepal, and how a multitude of
barriers keep Nepali women from getting safe
abortion (nlt 13/12/2021)
Female
Sterilisation Fourfold Higher Than Males, by
Mahima Devkota (rep 23/11/2021)
Int’l
Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) pledges to
support FPAN (kh 17/11/2021)
Over
40 percent of pregnant women in Bagmati Province
opt for home deliveryHealth Directorate Hetauda
says the majority of unsafe deliveries take
place in Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok and Ramechhap
districts. In Kathmandu district, 28 percent
women still opt for unsafe deliveries at home,
officials say, by Pratap Bista (kp
05/11/2021)
‘There
is a highly unmet need for safe and effective
non-hormonal contraception’, interview with
Bhawana Bhatta (rec 01/11/2021)
246
pregnant, post-partum women rescued till now
(ht 24/10/2021)
Major
health institutions in Palpa fail to run Safe
Motherhood Programme : Budget issued by the
federal government for the programme is not
sufficient to cover all expenses, hospitals say,
by Madhab Aryal (kp 13/10/2021)
Take
Measures To Prevent Unsafe Abortion, by
Prabin Shakya (rn 09/10/2021)
Pregnant
women in rural Achham still dying for want of
timely medical care : Lack of health awareness,
poverty, geographical remoteness and
non-cooperation of family lead most women to go
for home births despite risks, by Menuka
Dhungana (kp 09/10/2021)
Nepal’s
‘missing girls’ : For every 106 boys born in
Nepal, there are only 100 girls because of
sex-selective abortion, by Anita Bhetwal (nt
08/10/2021) [see CREHPA
report of September 2021]
Maternal
mortality rate being studied for the first time
in Nepal (rep 07/10/2021)
Men
in Lumbini reluctant to adopt permanent family
planning measures : Of the 1,724 people who
opted for permanent family planning measures in
Lumbini last year, only 235 were men, by
Amrita Anmol (kp 06/10/2021)
FPAN’s
sexual and reproductive health services project
meets targets (kh 05/10/2021)
Pregnant
women are at high risk from Covid-19 but are no
priority for vaccine : Of 354 maternal deaths
reported after March, 2020, at least 44 were due
to coronavirus, by Arjun Poudel (kp
04/10/2021)
Government
policies fail to reduce infant mortality rate in
Palpa : The number of infant deaths has
increased across the district in last four years
despite several programmes implemented at the
local and district levels to save mothers and
babies. For every 100,000 births, 229 women die
during or after childbirth in Nepal, data show,
by Madhab Aryal (kp 27/09/2021)
Bagmati
Province Holds Highest Number Of Temporary
Contraceptive Users, by Mahima Devkota (rn
01/09/2021)
Nepal
agrees to decriminalise abortion (ht
07/08/2021)
56
birthing centres set up in four years (kh
05/08/2021)
Pandemic
affects breastfeeding, newborn nutrition : As
authorities failed to inform people that
infected mothers can breastfeed, health experts
say hundreds of babies have been deprived of
breast milk, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/08/2021)
Births
at hospital increasing in Lamjung, thanks to
awareness campaign (kh 25/07/2021)
Reproductive
rights : Regardless of the pandemic and
resulting lockdown, women and girls have the
right to access reproductive health services
(15/07/2021)
FPAN
organizes reproductive health camp in flood-hit
Sindhupalchok (kh 15/07/2021)
Reproductive
rights of women, young people must be protected,
says UNFPA (ht 14/07/2021)
Preserving
women’s bodily autonomy : The disruption of
family planning services is a profound
cost that will be borne by entire countries,
by Natalia Kanem (kp 02/07/2021)
Expecting
mothers who need Caesarean delivery are at risk
in flood-ravaged Helambu : Government has a
helicopter rescue programme to prevent maternal
deaths, but health workers say the process
is caught up in red tape, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 23/06/2021)
Nepal
CRS Company launches “Meri Sangini” mobile
application (kh 14/06/2021)
Amid
focus on Covid-19, pregnant women at risk of not
getting care : More maternal deaths reported of
late, as women avoid hospitals fearing
infections. If infected, pregnant women and new
mothers have higher risk of dying, experts say,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/05/2021)
Investment
in midwives stressed to reduce maternal
mortality (ht 05/05/2021), New
report sounds alarm on shortage of midwives
(ht 06/05/2021)
Ultrasound
service in rural Kalikot a relief to local women
: Khandachakra Municipality invested Rs500,000
for the operation of an ultrasound machine in
Dahan Health Post, the first in the area to
provide the service, by Tularam Pandey (kp
08/04/2021)
Pregnant
women in rural areas are risking their lives
with home births : Home deliveries are still a
popular option in the rural areas of Baglung due
to a lack of awareness among the local
population, health officials say, by Prakash
Baral (kp 25/03/2021)
“What
can be more fulfilling than saving lives?” :
Social entrepreneur fulfils promise to his
mother to improve maternal care in rural Nepal,
by Naresh Newar (nt 19/03/2021) [including video]
87
pregnant, postpartum women rescued (ht
14/03/2021)
11
countries, including Nepal, spearhead global
efforts to prevent, treat birth defects (ht
03/03/2021)
Emergency
maternity service at Bajura's Primary Health
Centre comes to a halt (ht 03/03/2021)
Decriminalisation
of abortion in Nepal: Tabooed yet crucial debate,
by Bandana Upreti and Samana Kafle (ht 02/03/2021)
New
mother dies in lack of timely treatment (rep
28/02/2021)
Ensure
safer births : Expand road networks to increase
access to hospitals (kp 26/02/2021)
Maternity
services ineffective in Karnali Province : Lack
of awareness and geographical remoteness lead
women to deliver their babies at home instead of
visiting health facilities, health workers say,
by Chhapal Lama, Biplab Mahrjan and Chandani
Kathayat (kp 25/02/2021)
20
Per Cent Among Women Undergoing Safe Abortion In
Karnali Are Girls Under 18 (rn 22/02/2021)
Nepal’s
air ambulance saves mothers : Helicopter
emergency service is a lifeline for women in
remote areas with birthing complications (nt
05/02/2021)
Poverty
and lack of awareness and access forcing many to
resort to unsafe abortion : Even 19 years after
legalisation, women’s struggle for safe abortion
continues. As a result, they put their health at
risk and are unable to exercise their rights,
experts say, by Samiksha Baral (kp
24/01/2021), Lifeline
for womenResearch shows that restricting access
to abortion services doesn’t work (kp
25/01/2021)
Free
ultrasound service at local health post fulfils
Kailali village women’s wish, by Tekendra
Deuba (ht 02/01/2021)
New
rules for right to safe motherhood (ht
21/12/2020)
Lack
of pandemic contingency plan has led to rise in
maternal deaths, experts say : More than 17
women have been dying every month due to birth
related complications since March, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 06/12/2020)
Addressing
Rights To Safe Abortion, by Shyam P Lohani
(rn 06/12/2020)
In
their wait for son, Baitadi women keep
delivering babies : The reproductive health of
the majority of women in the district is poor,
with many suffering from anaemia, uterine
prolapse and other issues, health workers say.
The pressure to bear a son compromises women’s
mental health, officials say, by Tripti
Shahi (kp 26/11/2020), No
country for girl child : The perceived
importance of having a son continues to exert
manifold pressure on women (kp 27/11/2020)
Delay
in hospital visits putting mothers and newborns
at risk in Rupandeh : iHome births have picked
up in some parts of the district during the
Covid-19 pandemic, by Sanju Paudel (kp
22/11/2020)
Safe
maternity services reach rural settlements of
Baglung : In the last two years, birthing
centres have been established in all six wards
of Tamankhola Rural Municipality in the district,
by Prakash Baral (kp 18/11/2020)
Maternal
Health Takes A Knock, by Sampada Anuranjanee
Khatiwada (rn 05/11/2020)
Pregnant
women and postpartum mothers hit hardest by
pandemic : Seven women died of delivery
complications in Banke within two months, by
Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 22/09/2020)
For
safe abortion practices, by Tula Krishna
Gupta (ht 17/09/2020)
Bajura’s
new mothers die young. Failure to give birth to
a baby boy often results in second marriage,
by Nanda Kumari Thapa (rep 13/09/2020)
Reproductive
health gains at risk as pregnant women die due
to lack of care : Maternal mortality had gone
down by 76 percent and stillbirths by 56 percent
in Nepal since 2000, but the Covid-19 pandemic
is eroding the achievements, by Aditi Aryal
(kp 11/09/2020)
Free
COVID-19 insurance to pregnant and new mothers
(rep 10/09/2020)
73
pregnant women die for lack of treatment since
lockdown (kh 06/09/2020)
Pregnant
woman dies after being denied admission by
Biratnagar hospitals, by Chuman Basnet (rep
05/09/2020)
Poverty
Reduction Through Family Planning, by
Balaram Chaulagain (rn 23/08/2020)
‘Provide
proper treatment to ailing pregnant woman’
(ht 21/08/2020)
123
pregnant and postnatal women of remote areas
airlifted during lockdown: Who gets the
airlifting service? How to get it?, by
Sabina Karki (kh 15/08/2020)
Covid-19
taking away Nepal’s achievement in maternal
health: Report says 13,189 women delivered
babies at hospital prior to the lockdown while
the number decreased to 7,165 after the outbreak
(kp 13/08/2020), Institutional
childbirth reduced by more than half during
lockdown in Nepal: Study (rep 13/08/2020)
[see article
by Ashish KC et al. in Lancet]
The
pandemic is intensifying postpartum depression:
With restrictions on movement, families cannot
travel to extend support, and new mothers fear
infection if they go for check-ups, by
Elisha Shrestha (kp 05/08/2020)
New
mothers who survived landslides in Myagdi
deprived of nutritious food: While the
authorities have paid heed to waste management
and controlling infectious disease, nutritious
food for nursing mothers has to be managed
locally, say authorities, by Ghanashyam
Khadka (kp 04/08/2020)
Committee
Concerned About Implementation Status Of Safe
Motherhood Rights (rn 26/07/2020), Motherhood
rights stressed (ht 27/07/2020)
More
Nepalis are delivering babies at home due to
fear of Covid-19: Health officials are worried
that this might increase deaths among mothers
and their newborns, by Arjun Poudel (kp
25/06/2020)
Contraceptive
use down across country, by Sabitri Dhakal
(ht 24/06/2020)
Antenatal
check-ups during pregnancy a must, say doctors
(ht 23/06/2020)
Supreme
Court orders government to take special care of
pregnant women: Justices say the right to safe
motherhood is a right guaranteed by the
constitution (kp 10/06/2020) [The fact that a court order
is required speaks volumes about the competence
of the government. Orders from the courts do not
interest the government anyway!], Birth
pangs: We can't afford to ignore the rights of
pregnant women and newborns (kp 11/06/2020)
Couples
locked down together are likely to have more
sex, but contraception is difficult to come by:
The lockdown has disrupted access to
contraception, especially in rural areas, where
there are still taboos against contraceptive
use, and premarital sex, by Elisha Shrestha
and Samiksha Baral (kp 28/05/2020)
‘Maintain
sexual and reproductive health services during
pandemic’, by Sangeeta Mishra (ht
28/05/2020)
A
200 percent increase in maternal mortality since
the lockdown began: At least 24 women have died
of birth-related complications in the last two
months, compared to 80 deaths in all of last
year, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/05/2020)
3
Nepali mothers still die daily at childbirth:
But maternal deaths are too routine to deserve
the kind of coverage COVID-19 gets, by Marty
Logan (nt 22/05/2020)
Husband
of newborn mother who died of Covid-19 says they
had to wait for seven hours to get an ambulance:
There have been several complaints about
ambulance drivers refusing service during the
lockdown, by Anup Ojha (kp 19/05/2020)
As
Covid-19 continues to weaken the health system,
an estimated 4,000 children could die in Nepal
in the next six months, UN agency warns: UNICEF
says it fears that without urgent action, the
number of children dying before their fifth
birthdays is going to increase for the first
time in decades (kp 14/05/2020)
Expecting
mother expelled from operation theatre (ht
01/05/2020)
Fewer
women are visiting health facilities for
maternal services during lockdown: Family
Welfare Division to start a hotline to provide
suggestions for pregnant women, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 28/04/2020)
Like
most vulnerable groups, soon-to-be and new
mothers face an uncertain near future: With
hospitals and public transportation shut,
expecting and new mothers can’t go for regular
check-ups for themselves and their children,
by Elisha Shrestha & Thomas Heaton (kp
22/04/2020)
Dhading
Hospital excels in deliveries (ht
10/04/2020)
Helicopter
rescue programme for pregnant women effective in
Gandaki Province: Out of the 14 women rescued in
the past two years, 13 have been successfully
treated, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 11/03/2020)
Bagmati
to launch maternal and child health care
programme in remote areas: The Ministry of
Social Development said the programme will be
launched in 14 wards of seven districts, by
Subash Bidari (kp 29/02/2020)
No
conceivable reason for unwanted pregnancies,
by Rojita Adhikari (nt 21/02/2020)
Miracle
drug to reduce maternal deaths: Why is this
cheap and easy way to reduce maternal mortality
so underutilised in Nepal?, by Buddha
Basnyat (nt 21/02/2020)
Health
Ministry plans to carry out a study on cesarean
birth trend: Country’s c-section delivery rate
is more than double the WHO recommendation,
b y Arjun Poudel (kp 19/02/2020)
Tension
at Rangeli Hospital continues into second day
(ht 19/02/2020)
Despite
robust legal provisions, pregnant women still
find it difficult to get maternity leave: The
law mandates a total of 98 days of maternity
leave, with 60 days fully paid, but most private
employers fail to comply and women are hesitant
to ask, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 13/02/2020),
Maternity
leave: Women are discriminated against in the
workplace (kp 14/02/2020)
Ajirkot
Rural Municipality runs nutritious food
programme for new mothers: Under the Maitiko
Poshilo Kosheli Karyakram, women will receive a
package consisting of a crate of eggs, one kg
legumes, a nail cutter, soaps and a carry bag
worth Rs 4,500 to 5,000, by Hariram Uprety
(kp 08/02/2020)
Who
will save Nepal’s poor new mothers? … a
government plan, or God?, by Rojita Adhikari
(nt 31/01/2020)
Empower
local health institutes: Instead of airlifting
childbearing women from remote districts, the
government should think of strengthening local
health system which can save a myriad of
pregnant and postpartum women, by Mukesh
Adhikari (rep 27/01/2020)
Sexual,
reproductive health awareness campaign under way
(ht 24/01/2020)
Around
40 percent of pregnant women undergo unsafe
delivery in Jajarkot: Although the government
has been running the Safe Motherhood Programme
as part of its bid to ensure safe births in
remote areas, only a few people are getting
benefits from the programme, by Bhim Bahadur
Singh (kp 12/01/2020)
Siraha
hospital denies postpartum mothers safe
motherhood incentives: Ram Kumar Uma Prasad
Memorial Hospital has not received the budget
for Safe Motherhood Programme in the current
fiscal year from the provincial government,
by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 08/01/2020)
Nepali
women more vulnerable to UTI, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 05/01/2020)
Unsafe
abortion continues unabated (ht 05/01/2020)
Nepal
still has a long way to go to lower infant and
maternal deaths: According to the Department of
Health Services, 2,036 newborn babies and 208
mothers died in the fiscal year 2018-19, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 02/01/2019)
Traditional
massage is based on ancestral wisdom—and
science: The traditional oil care for new
mothers and their babies has become more
significant with medical professionals backing
the practice, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
02/01/2020)
Clinical
protocol on reproductive health updated (ht
28/12/2019)
In
Achham, nineteen percent of women give birth
before 20: Despite many campaigns and efforts,
child marriage is still rampant in the district,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 26/12/2019)
Safe
motherhood campaigns save lives in
Sindhupalchok: Local units such as Melamchi,
Helambu and Indrawati have been providing
Rs3,000 for pregnant women on top of the regular
support of Rs3,000, by Anish Tiwari (kp
23/12/2019)
Seven
central hospitals to be made
mother-and-baby-friendly: The Baby-friendly
Hospital Initiative was launched in 1991 by the
World Health Organization and the United Nations
Children’s Fund, by Arjun Poudel (kp
23/12/2019)
Break
the silence on miscarriages and infertility:
Society must find a way to be more open about
these subjects, and the stigmatisation must end,
(kp 20/12/2019)
Child
mortality rate is still alarming in Palpa: Nine
infants died within 28 days of birth while the
total death of children under five years was 12
in the first three months of the current fiscal
year, by Madhab Aryal (kp 19/12/2019)
Antenatal
care visits to be doubled to prevent maternal
death, stillbirths: Pregnant women will have to
visit health facilities at least eight times for
antenatal care and four times for postnatal
care, according to the new guidelines, by
Arjun Poudel (kp17/12/2019)
Miscarriages
are common but women continue to suffer in
silence: After having to go through a traumatic
experience, the stigma surrounding miscarriages
leads women to emotional isolation and mental
health problems, doctors say, by Elisha
Shrestha (kp 16/12/2019)
Sexual
and reproductive health camp for teenagers in
Achham (ht 12/12/2019)
Uterine
prolapse is common in rural Chitwan, but only a
few seek treatment: Many women in rural belts do
not take the symptoms of uterus prolapse
seriously, say health workers, by Pramita
Dhakal (kp 09/12/2019)
Need
to prevent perinatal HIV transmission (ht
07/12/2019)
e
community health volunteers: unsung heroes
shouldering huge responsibilities with minimal
return: Nepal's improvement in health indicators
is largely credited to the thousands of these
health volunteers who have been working
untiringly for the last 31 years, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 06/12/2019)
Need
of skilled midwives stressed (ht 04/12/2019)
Deploying
midwives to prevent deaths: Training midwives
for home visit care is fundamental to reducing
maternal deaths, by Mukesh Adhikari (kp
01/12/2019)
Health
Ministry to provide hormonal tablets through
volunteers to new mothers to prevent postpartum
haemorrhage-related deaths: Nepal reduced the
maternal mortality rate from 539 in 1996 to 239
in 2016, by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/11/2019)
Women
in rural Nepal still ashamed of reproductive
health issues, health workers say: Most of these
women are suffering from diseases related to
uterus and many of them have physical injuries
from domestic abuse meted out to them, by
Durgalal KC (kp 27/11/2019)
Helicopter
rescue the only chance of survival for pregnant
women in remote areas of Karnali: There are 274
birthing centres across villages in the
province, yet the plight of pregnent women and
new mothers remains pitiable. Only this fiscal
year, 40 women have been airlifted, by
Chandana Khatayat (kp 24/11/2019), The
government must prioritise equitable healthcare
access over emergency airlifts: Ensuring safe
motherhood and appropriate health facilities
during and after pregnancy is the prerogative of
the government (kp 25/11/2019)
A
mothers’ group in Baitadi is helping young
mothers take care of themselves and their
babies: Health-related awareness programmes
conducted by mothers’ groups have become a boon
for women, by Tripti Shahi (kp 18/11/2019)
Bajura
sees growth in access to safe abortion services,
by Krishna Oli (rep 17/11/2019)
‘More
Nepali women using contraceptives’ (ht
15/11/2019)
Taking
periods as normal for better reproductive health,
by Cilla Khatry (15/11/2019)
'Unsafe
Motherhood' alarms women visiting health centers,
by Krishna Oli (rep 12/11/2019)
Woman
dies after delivering baby (ht 03/11/2019)
Maternity
service shut down at district hospital (ht
02/11/2019)
Tension
grips Birat Nursing Home (ht 02/11/2019)
New
mothers in Adanchuli Rural Municipality deprived
of state-announced incentives for two years:
Under the government’s ‘Safe Motherhood
Programme’, new mothers and their newborns are
provided free medical treatment, transportation
allowance and cash incentives for antenatal
checkups, by Chhapal Lama (kp 27/10/2019)
Infant
deaths high in Far-west (htr 23/10/2019)
Health
Ministry to distribute misoprostol to prevent
postpartum haemorrhage: Authorities hope to
reduce the existing maternal mortality rate by
distributing medicine through female community
health volunteers, by Arjun Poudel (kp
22/10/2019)
Neonatal
mortality in Nepal can be reduced: Study
(rep 22/10/2019)
High
court summons Sah, husband with their child
(ht 21/10/2019)
The
social stigma attached to infertility: Couples
who are unsuccessful in having a child are
prevented from participating in a meaningful
life, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 20/10/2019)
Bajura
woman gives birth on her way to hospital for
delivery (ht 20/10/2019)
A
private hospital’s negligence has an infant on
the verge of death: A string of errors and
oversights by doctors at Grande International
Hospital has destroyed a 15-month-old child
beyond repair, his parents allege, by Swarup
Acharya (kp 19/10/2019)
Nepal
has made progress in reducing child mortality
rate, but inequality persists: Children’s risk
of dying before their fifth birthday varies
nearly three-fold, a new study suggests, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 18/10/2019)
Hospitals
are implanting hormonal birth control on
mentally impaired women: Rights activists say
that such implants are a violation of women’s
rights and legal provisions and do not address
the core problem of violence against women,
by Arjun Poudel (kpn 17/10/2019)
Health
Ministry to monitor hospitals to curb
sex-selective abortions: Newborn data of the
Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital shows a
wide gap between the number of boys and girls,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/10/2019)
Rapti
Municipality providing Rs 2,000 as
‘encouragement allowance’ to pregnant women:
Women who deliver babies in government-run
health facilities inside the municipality will
receive the encouragement allowance, by
Pramita Dhakal (kp 26/09/2019)
Over
30 hospitals across the country halt cesarean
delivery services: Women in labour pain forced
to go to big cities, at times putting their and
babies lives at risk, by Arjun Poudel (kp
22/09/2019), Women
are suffering due to a lack of doctors at
district hospitals: The entire healthcare sector
suffers from staff and funding shortages—and the
slow implementation of federalism (kp
23/09/2019)
Use
of modern contraception methods witnesses no
increase, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 19/09/2019)
Doctors
warn dengue-infected pregnant women against
self-medication: While the virus could cause
still and premature birth, doctors say
self-medication could be equally dangerous,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/09/2019)
Non-surgical
method to remove uterine fibroids (ht
14/09/2019)
Newborn
declared dead comes back to life (ht
14/09/2019)
More
women using contraceptive in Bajura (ht
08/09/2019)
Youths
in Rolpa resorting to unsafe abortion instead of
using contraceptives: According to the research
of 2014 done by Guttmacher Institute in Nepal,
out of the total maternal deaths in Nepal, seven
percent death is caused by unsafe abortion,
by Dinesh Subedi (rep 08/09/2019)
Health
Ministry seeks Rs 230 million to distribute
fortified flour in flood-hit Province 2: The
programme is expected to benefit 300,000
children under two years of age, pregnant women
and new mothers, by Arjun Poudel (kp
03/09/2019)
Programme
for new mothers benefits many in Bajhang:
Chhabis Pathibhera Rural Municipality has
distributed nutritious foods to 56 new mothers
in the current fiscal year, by Basanta
Pratap Singh (kp 03/09/2019)
Education
on motherhood improving women’s health, by
Himnath Devkota (rep 02/09/2019)
265
new mothers deprived of parturition allowance (ht
28/08/2019)
'Make
regulations to ensure reproductive health
rights', by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 27/08/2019)
Government
to include human papillomavirus vaccine in the
regular immunisation list: Doctors say
HPV-caused cervical cancer is the number one
killer of women in Nepal, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 27/08/2019)
Drive
to reduce home births in eastern rural districts
receives mixed results: The award-winning Yaku
Health Post is noted in the district for its
exemplary service, with its provision of skilled
manpower, infrastructure, and a quick, hands-on
service, by Alisha Shrestha (kp 12/08/2019)
Mother's
milk is best: Optimal breastfeeding is a
cornerstone for improved health and national
development, by Manisha Shrestha (kp
07/08/2019)
Cesarean
delivery halted in several hospitals of remote
districts: The civil staff adjustment process
has led to the transfer of anesthetic assistants
who are crucial to C-section deliveries, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 06/08/2019)
Prolapsed
uterus among young mothers common in Rolpa,
by Dinesh Subedi (rep 04/08/2019)
Lack
of facilities increases risk for pregnant
mothers in remote Humla and Kalikot: Maternity
homes are ill equipped to deal with
maternity-related complications, say health
authority, by Chhapal Lama and Tularam
Pandey (kp 03/08/2019)
‘Labor
rooms’ set up in Dhading villages for safe
motherhood, by Sarita Shrestha (rep
03/08/2019)
Breastfeeding
is not easy for working mothers in Capital: A
study shows 57 percent of new mothers in Valley
start feeding formula milk to babies within
three days of birth, by Arjun Poudel (kp
02/08/2019)
Maternity
and newborn care services affected in Baglung:
Pregnant women in rural areas have been referred
to district headquarters due to shortage of
employees, by Prakash Baral (kp 01/08/2019)
More
women undergoing ovarian cyst surgery (ht
01/08/2019)
More
than 50,000 children to be deprived of fortified
flour in Karnali: The province’s Health
Directorate says the tender to procure the
nutrient-enriched flour was cancelled after the
product’s samples were found to be substandard;
With the end of the last [2018-19] fiscal
year, the budget for the programme is also
frozen, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/07/2019)
SC
moved for establishing breast milk banks in
Nepal (ht 27/07/2019)
How
government bureaucracy killed a new mother: Goma
Osti needed an airlift from Nuwakot to Kathmandu
after postpartum complications. But a
labyrinthine bureaucracy delayed her treatment
by four hours—and took her life, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 26/07/2019), Locals
call off protest after agreement with deceased
mother’s relatives: Hospital agrees to provide
Rs 150,000 for the care of newborn and to bear
the cost of helicopter used to fly Osti to
Kathmandu for treatment, by Krishna Thapa
(kp 27/07/2019), Death
of a new mother forces government to rethink its
rescue programme for critical pregnant women: A
woman in Nuwakot died last week from postpartum
haemorrhage after she was denied an airlift to
Kathmandu for treatment, by Arjun Poudel (kp
28/07/2019)
Implant
service providers take contraception to Nepal’s
poor: If women can't come to contraceptives,
then contraceptives go to women in Nepal's
underserved villages, by Rokita Adhikari (nt
26/07/2019)
Free-of-cost
condoms gathering dust at government health
posts, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 24/07/2019)
Women
unable to enjoy reproductive health rights due
to lack of regulations (ht 23/07/2019)
Selective
abortion rampant in Siraha, by Mithilesh
Yadav (rep 23/07/2019)
Family
planning awareness campaign (ht 16/07/2019)
Women
in Baitadi village happy with improved health,
sanitation, by Bira Gadal (ht 14/07/2019), Baitadi
women await health camps to seek treatment for
reproductive health-related ailments: Women
hesitate to open up about ailments even after
living with such diseases for years, by
Tripti Shahi (kp 16/07/2019)
More
women visiting health camps in Bajura (ht
04/07/2019)
Doctors
take exception to new law that allows late-term
abortions in special cases: A new provision
allows abortions in cases of rape,incest or
danger to health at up to 28 weeks, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 03/07/2019)
Nepal
made good strides in reducing maternal mortality
rate over two decades—and then hit a plateau:
Experts say addressing barriers to health
services is the key to achieving the 2030
target of bringing the rate down to 70 per
100,000 live births, by Arjun Poudel (kp
30/06/2019)
New
mothers deprived of state-announced incentive:
Lives of many women and their newborns at risk:
Health workers, by Chhapal Lama (kp
30/06/2019)
Children
suffer severe malnutrition in Solukhumbu
villages: Pregnant women, lactating mothers and
children below two years deprived of nutritious
flour for months, by Arjun Poudel (kp
30/06/2019)
Women
in remote areas lack access to health services:
Cases of urinary tract infection, uterine
prolapse, sexually transmitted diseases and
other reproductive health issues are prevalent
in remote parts of Baitadi, by Tripti Shahi
(kp 27/06/2019), Women
in rural areas deprived of pregnancy allowance,
by Krishna Oli (rep 27/06/2019)
Local
governments in Sindhuli running safe motherhood
campaigns: Cash incentives, ambulance service
and medical discount to pregnant women, by
Sujata Lama (kp 23/06/2019)
Drive
to encourage child deliveriy in health
facilities gains momentum, by Tripti Shahi
(kp 23/06/2019)
Breastfeeding
centre set up at district office for nursing
mothersThe DAO in Sindhuli sets precedence for
other government and private offices, by
Sujata Lama (kp 20/06/2019)
Khotang
gets its 4th birthing center (rep
18/06/2019)
Uterine
prolapse: Nothing to be ashamed of, by
Martina Gautam (ht 14/06/2019)
Women
giving birth at home in villages of Pokhara
metropolis (ht 06/06/2019)
Scarcity
of beds at neonatal ICU puts newborns at risk,
by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 03/06/2019)
With
no easy access to health centres, women in
remote districts of Province 5 are opting for
home births: Around 41 percent pregnant women in
the province still give birth at home, according
to the National Demographic Health Survey-2016,
by Amrita Anmol (kp 31/05/2019)
With
abortion pills easily available, men are
refusing to use condom: Maternity Hospital in
Thapathali reports 50 cases monthly of
complications resulting from the use of abortion
pills, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/05/2019), Playing
it safe: Public must be informed of the dangers
of multiple abortions (kp 28/05/2019)
Caesarean
section births increasing at alarming rate
(ht 25/05/2019), Caesarean
delivery is safe and reliable: But this service
is only available in 5.1 percent of the public
health institutions, which has compelled
pregnant women to go to private hospitals,
by Bal Krishna Shah (kp 26/05/2019)
Men
in Humla adopting family planning methods,
by Chhapal Lama (kp 22/05/2019)
Awareness
on safe abortion organised (ht 22/05/2019),
'Unsafe
abortion rampant in Khotang', by Daman Rai
(rep 22/05/2019)
Expecting
mothers face problems due to lack of birthing
centre (kp 20/05/2019)
Women
deprived of maternity allowance in Kailali
district, by Nirmala Khadayat (kp
15/05/2019)
Country
lacks prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome,
by Anita Shrestha (ht 09/05/2019)
Unsafe
abortion puts women’s lives at risk in Ilam,
by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 07/05/2019)
Nepal
in need of professional midwives (ht
04/05/2019)
Ministry
demands
Rs600m to continue safe motherhood drive: Lack
of fund could jeopardise the positive strides
made in reducing maternal mortality rate,
officials say, by Arjun Poudel (kp
01/05/2019)
Birgunj
woman gives birth to quadruplets, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 25/04/2019)
Eliminate
unsafe abortion: In Nepal, abortion is legal and
provided free of cost in government health
centres, by Bal Krishna Shah (kp 23/04/2019)
Maternal
mortality remains high in Nepal: UNFPA report
(rep 17/04/2019)
Reproductive
health rights still a far cry: UNFPA (ht
16/04/2019)
Early
motherhood takes a toll on women and babies'
health, by Lokendra Khanal (rep 10/04/2019)
Sudur
Paschim province airlifts pregnant woman needing
emergency care, by Krishna Oli (rep
02/04/2019)
Health
Ministry
deputes trained nurses in villages across
country for postnatal care: Officials say the
move will help reduce postnatal deaths and
provide care to new mothers (kp 28/03/2019)
Caesarean
delivery
rate alarmingly high, but officials say they
can’t control it: In some private hospitals, 95
percent of births are reported to be through
C-section, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/03/2019),
A
costly choice: Caesrean rates are alarmingly
high in the country, but this trend needs to be
undone (kp 25/03/2019)
Pregnant
and
new mothers deprived of government-announced
incentives: Safe Motherhood Programme is reeling
under severe financial crunch, officials say,
by Arjun Paudel (kp 20/03/2019)
Poor,
ethnic groups and Muslims use least family
planning measures: FWD (rep 19/03/2019)
After
death of a dozen mothers, Yamphudin finally gets
a birthing center (rep 17/03/2019)
Seti
Hospital
demands surgery equipment, gets CD-4 counting
machine instead: Women seeking institutional
delivery services at the hospital deprived of
incentives for months, by Arjun Poudel (kp
13/03/2019)
Doti
women deprived of maternity grant, by Mohan
Shahi (kp 11/03/2019)
Jorayal
launches campaign to end maternal and infant
deaths (kp 11/03/2019)
Misconception
on long-term birth control among men in Doti,
by Mohan Shahi (kp 07/03/2019)
Bank
accounts for daughters born at birthing centers
(rep 02/03/2019)
Safe
motherhood program: Lack of budget deprives
mothers of maternity allowance, by Bira
Gadal (rep 26/02/2019)
Hundreds
of Rajbiraj residents suffer from uterus and
stone related problems (kp 25/02/2019)
Elected
reps meet pregnant women to address their
problems, by DB Budha (rep 23/02/2019)
Talk
about it: Education on sexual reproductive
health needs further attention and investment in
Nepal, by Dev Raj Acharya (kp 17/02/2019)
54-year-old
woman gives birth to twins (ht 12/02/2019)
Maternal
mortality reduction target hard to meet for
Nepal: Officials, by Arjun Poudel (kp
10/02/2019)
Reproductive
health issues still a taboo subject among women
in Achham, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
08/02/2019)
Bir
Hospital gynaecology unit rarely sees patients:
Kathmandu Metropolitan City is now responsible
for running the unit, by Arjun Poudel (kp
04/02/2019)
Health
ministry airlifts 16 pregnant women in three
years (ht 04/02/2019)
New
mothers deprived of allowance (ht
03/02/2019)
Call
for accelerated efforts to reduce maternal,
newborn mortality (ht 22/01/2019)
Women
still unable to enjoy reproductive health rights
(ht 16/01/2019)
Lack
of docs hits parturition services (ht
09/01/2019)
Cold
worsens menses woes in far-west (ht
09/01/2019)
Menopause
guide:
In Nepal we do not have government or private
initiatives to discuss about health issues of
women after menopause, by Aruna Uprety (rep
08/01/2019)
New
mothers deprived of maternity allowance in
Bajura (ht 06/01/2019)
Local
unit in Makwanpur develops app for safe
motherhood, by Pratap Bista (kp 02/01/2018)
Rolpa
hospital stops delivery discount, by Dinesh
Subedi (rep 02/01/2019), Interim
order for RAHS not to implement the new service
charge, by Devendra Basnet (rep 05/02/2019)
Sex
workers
more vulnerable to reproductive health problems:
Officials say finding out if sex workers are
carrying STDs is difficult because they are
hesitant to visit health facilities to get
tested, by Nayak Paudel (kp 26/12/2018)
Between
shame and safety: Destigmatising abortion
warrants its own approach and attention (kp
26/12/2018)
Budget
crunch affects safe motherhood program at
Tikapur Hospital, by Yogesh Rawal (rep
25/12/2018)
Preventing
PPD:
Post-partum depression is a real disease as much
as diabetes, hypertension or cancer. Just
because it isn’t a tangible form of illness
doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist Nepal, by
Ushma Rebel (rep 25/12/2018)
Women
still unable to enjoy reproductive health rights
(ht 22/12/2018)
Procedure
for emergency help to pregnant, lactating women
developed (ht 14/12/2018)
Free
health camp to benefit women struggling with
uterine prolapse (rep 10/12/2018)
Safe
abortion makes life easier for rural girls,
women, by Krishna Oli (kp 09/12/2018)
Mangalsen
birthing centre lacks skilled workers and
facilities, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
05/12/2018)
Baitadi
sees
drop in mother-child mortality rate: The
allowance provided by the government to all
maternity service seekers is one of the reasons
behind the increase in number of pregnant women
visiting health posts, say health workers
(kp 22/11/2018)
Kangaroo
care,
breastfeeding suggested to save preterm babies:
WHO categorises such births as extremely preterm
(less than 28 weeks), very preterm (28-32 weeks)
and moderate to late preterm (32-37 weeks),
by Nayak Paudel (kp 18/11/2018)
Implant
use increases by 400pc in 10 years: In Nepal,
only 20pc women report that they were provided
with information about FP (ht 18/11/2018)
Teen
pregnancy high in Karnali, by Karishma
Chaudhary (kp 11/11/2018)
Cervical
cancer common among rural women in Sindhupalchok
(rep 31/10/2018)
More
couples
facing infertility opting for in vitro
fertilisation service: 15 per cent of married
couples are facing infertility problems in the
country (ht 30/10/2018)
Makwanpur:
18pc women abort babies last fiscal, by
Pratap Bista (kp 28/10/2018)
UNFPA
calls for prioritising access to quality
reproductive healthcare (ht 24/10/2018)
Workplaces
still lack lactation rooms (ht 22/10/2018)
No
law on altruistic surrogacy despite Supreme
Court directive, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
15/10/2018)
Sex-selective
abortion continues unabated (ht 14/10/2018)
Unsafe
abortion rife in rural areas (ht 28/09/2018)
Few
people use family planning services: Survey
(kp 19/09/2018)
Not
only women’s business: Men need to take equal
responsibility in family planning and
contraceptive use, by Devika Rai (kp
17/09/2018)
Pregnant
women, new mothers facing hard time at
BPKIHS (ht 09/09/2018)
Baitadi
women still deliver babies at home (ht
01/09/2018)
Bill
bars divorce on grounds of reproductive health
(ht 26/08/2018)
Rural
women hesitant to discuss uterine prolpase with
male health workers, by Bira Gadal (rep
16/08/2018)
Govt
to open centres for nursing mothers, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 02/08/2018)
Abortion
less of a 'stigma' for women in Dadeldhura,
by Pushkar Bhandari (rep 01/08/2018)
Back
to the nipple in Nepal: More Nepali mothers now
exclusively breastfeeding babies for better
health, by Sonia Awale (nt 27/07/2018)
31%
of women deliver babies before reaching 20 years,
by Kisan Sangit Nepali (rep 25/07/2018)
Breastfeeding
for Infant Welfare, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 20/07/2018)
Free
bus rides driving safer births for women (ht
18/07/2018)
Women
in Accham unable to breastfeed their children
due to busy schedule, by Khamma Khatri (rep
11/07/2018)
Youths
risking life by misusing pills that prevent
pregnancies, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
11/07/2018)
Not
guilty as charged: Abortion is legal in Nepal
but its lack of awareness incarcerates women
(kp 06/07/2018)
Uterine
prolapse rampant in Karnali, by DB Budha
(rep 26/06/2018)
Sex
education
for children: Adolescents’ sexual health
knowledge and understanding is influenced by a
variety of factors. Sex education should include
all these factors, by Dev Raj Acharya (rep
25/06/2018)
Women
still prefer delivering babies at home, by
Mukti Prasad Nyaupane (rep 18/06/2018)
Air
ambulance plan evokes pessimism: Health Ministry
official says cost of air ambulance is
prohibitive (kp 08/06/2018)
Mothers,
infants dying for want of birthing centres
(ht 04/06/2018)
Calls
to make In Vitro Fertilisation affordable:
Practicing gynaecologists and obstetricians
stress the need to expand IVF centres in
different parts of the country for the benefit
of the infertile couples (kp 03/06/2018)
Reflection
on
abortion: Though it took a long time for us to
provide abortion rights to women in Nepal we did
not have to come to the streets for this like in
Ireland, by Aruna Uprety (rep 02/06/2018)
Rise
in C-section surgeries a cause for concern
(ht 01/06/2018)
Let’s
talk
about it: A Nepali Times survey shows
adolescents want to know more about reproductive
health, but don’t have anyone to turn to, by
Duksangh Sherpa (nt 01/06/2018)
Cases
of fistula on the rise, doctors concerned
(ht 29/05/2018)
Maintain
menstrual hygiene to avoid infection risk,
advise docs (kp 28/05/2018)
Uterine
prolapse a major health problem among Khotang
women, by Daman Rai (rep 28/05/2018)
Bajura
new mothers deprived of nyano jhola (ht
27/05/2018)
Diabetes
during pregnancy risky: Docs (ht 23/05/2018)
Hospitals
unaware of safe motherhood campaign (ht
20/05/2018)
Karnali
has high homebirth rate (kp 09/05/2018)
Pyuthan
hospital
tense over botched delivery: Relatives of
Radhika Dhamal claims the hospital tried to
cover up her death by trying to refer her to
another hospital (kp 03/05/2018)
Women
in Dolpa get free uterine prolapse treatment for
the first time (rep 29/04/2018)
Ministry
launches ‘Safe Motherhood Year 2075’ (kp
17/04/2018)
Women
in rural areas still hesitant to treat uterine
prolapse, by Narhari Sapkota (rep
15/04/2018)
Early
marriage leading to rise in teenage pregnancy in
Ramechhap (ht 12/04/2018)
Pregnant
woman in critical condition saved (ht
11/04/2018)
Social
stigma preventing uterine prolapse patients from
treatment, by Daman Rai (rep 05/04/2018)
Sex,
reproductive health education showing impact
(ht 02/04/2018)
Miscarriages
on the rise in valley (ht 26/03/2018)
Bajura
women deliver babies at home (ht 24/03/2018)
Migrating
males and population decline: Nepal’s fertility
rate is going down even though contraceptive use
has not increased, by Om Astha Rai (nt
23/03/2018)
Teenage
pregnancy rates on the rise (ht 22/03/2018)
Obstetric
fistula: Let’s work to end it, by Aruna
Uprety (ht 12/03/2018)
Doctors
demand subsidy on drugs for newborns (ht
11/03/2018)
Female
patients
of kidney diseases deprived of proper care and
treatment: Pregnant women with high blood
pressure are at high risk of kidney diseases
(ht 08/03/2018)
Ectopic
pregnancy cases rising (ht 04/03/2018)
UNFPA
holds briefing on family planning (ht
24/02/2018)
Health
facilities facing shortage of vital drugs for
pregnant women, new mothers (ht 10/02/2018)
Medics
leave gauze pad inside woman’s womb (kp
31/01/2018)
Sorry
tale of young Chepang moms who have babies every
year, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 27/01/2018)
Mothers
to get motivation allowance for delivering
babies in hospitals, by Radha Dhungana (rep
23/01/2018)
KAHS
to provide free treatment for uterine prolapse,
by DB Budha (rep 16/01/2018)
SC
turns down petition seeking to allow surrogacy
(ht 06/01/2018)
Woman
in labour saved (ht 01/01/2018)
75
pc women in Khotang still deliver babies at home
(rep 01/01/2018)
Married
and unmarried women suffering from uterine
prolapse, by Khamma Khatri (rep 01/01/2018)
36
pc children below 5 stunted in Nepal; Anemia
prevalence in increasesd 5 percent, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 27/12/2017)
Draft
of national nursing, midwifery policy prepared
(ht 25/12/2017)
Number
of women suffering from ovarian cysts increasing
(ht 17/12/2017)
Women
risking their lives in Achham in obsession for a
male child, by Khamma Khatri (rep 16/12/2017)
Jumla
women deprived of birthing facilities, by DB
Buda (rep 14/12/2017)
Protest
in Kalikot as pregnant woman dies, by
Pabitra Kumar Shahi (rep 14/12/2017)
Kalikot
Woman dies of postpartum bleeding (kp
13/12/2017)
Young
mothers: Adolescents are becoming pregnant and
risking lives for lack of awareness, by
Eliza Apprazita KC (kp 05/11/2017)
Premature
babies vulnerable to retinopathy, by Anita
Shrestha (ht 23/10/2017)
Woman
delivers baby boy in mid-flight, by Tekendra
Basyal (rep 10/10/2017)
Embarrassment
keeps women from seeking uterine prolapse
treatment (ht 05/10/2017)
58
per cent abortions carried out illegally (ht
27/09/2017)
Pregnant
girl, 16, dies for lack of timely treatment,
by Arjun Shah (kp 22/09/2017)
Dangerous
mercury level found in Nepali women of
childbearing age (kp 19/09/2017)
Flood
victims receive reproductive health services
(ht 15/09/2017)
New
mothers deprived of allowance in Udaypur (ht
11/09/2017)
People,
Politics,
and Placentas: Despite dramatic improvements in
maternal survival, many Nepali mothers are still
dying needlessly at childbirth, by Bikash
Gauchan (nt 08/09/2017)
Reconceiving
the second sex: Nepal must protect reproductive
health rights of women with disabilities, by
Dev Datta Joshi (kp 05/09/2017)
Citing
losses, Lumbini Medical College exits safe
motherhood program, by Mukti Prasad Nyaupane
(rep 24/08/2017)
Public
breastfeeding still a stigma, by Pooja
Chauhan (rep 19/08/2017)
Freezing
a
future family: Nepalis are increasingly
preserving their eggs, semen and embryos but not
just for urgent medical reasons, by
Shreejana Shrestha (nt 11/08/2017)
Benefits
of
breastfeeding: Despite clear legal provisions to
discourage use of formula milk, pediatricians
and health workers still prescribe it without
hesitation, by Mukesh Adhikari (rep
07/08/2017)
Maternity
leave: MoH expedites work to increase leave days
(kp 05/08/2017)
Breastfeed
infants to reduce malnutrition risk, say experts
(ht 06/08/2017)
Govt
fails to control rampant use of alternatives to
breastfeeding (ht 02/08/2017)
Underage
pregnancy, abortion in street children a health
concern, by Pooja Chauhan (rep 02/08/2017)
Pregnant
women in rural Gorkha face a tough time, by
Sudip Kaini (kp 30/07/2017)
Woman
allegedly tortured for giving birth to a baby
girl, by Manoh Paudel (kp 30/07/2017)
Safe
motherhood drive effective in Lamjung (ht
28/07/2017)
Significant
strides in safe motherhood in Nepal: 60 percent
of expectant mothers visit health facilities for
delivery (kp 25/07/2017), More
Nepali women seek health care delivery (ht
25/07/2017)
Global
Gag Rule could 'cripple' healthcare in Nepal,
by Ethan B. Winter rep 17/07/2017)
Missing
daughters:
At the root of sex-selective abortion lies the
culture of preferring sons, by Anjita
Parajuli (kp 16/07/2017)
UNFPA
for
providing vulnerable people access to family
planning services (ht 11/07/2017)
Birth
rate
declining fast, says report (ht 10/07/2017)
New
moms
deprived of government incentives (ht
10/07/2017)
Woman
in
labour helped after three days (ht
26/06/2017)
The
pain
and shame of 1 million Nepali women: Uterine
prolapse afflicts one in every ten women in
Nepal, by Rojita Adhikari (nt 23/06/2017)
Unsafe
abortions
rife among female drug users (ht 21/06/2017)
Rare
pregnancy case successfully treated in Beni
Hospital (rep 12/06/2017)
Menstrual
hygiene
day: Education is a powerful tool in raising
awareness, smashing taboos and debunking myths
surrounding menstruation, by Pragya Lamsal
(kp 28/05/2017)
Things
so complicated: Before making laws against
obstetric violence we should make women aware of
their birthing rights, by Shreyashi Aryal
(rep 27/05/2017)
UN
stresses
on ending shame for women with fistula: It is
considered a disease of poverty or injury
because of its tendency to occur in women in
poor countries who do not have access to
adequate obstetrics care (kp 24/05/2017)
Friendly
health
services: For adolescents, by Anusha Ban and
Kabita Devkota (ht 15/05/2017)
Children
surviving
with thalassemia (ht 09/05/2017)
Bajura
women
take to contraceptives (kp 04/05/2017)
Many
Nepali
women deprived of reproductive rights (ht
02/05/2017)
Muslim
women
feel comfortable getting abortion service
(ht 25/04/2017)
Drop
in
neonatal deaths major gain: Experts, by
Manish Gautam (kp 21/04/2017), Saving
newborns:
We should accelerate gains in reducing the
number of neonatal deaths (kp 26/04/2017)
Saving
Asia’s
mothers: Nepal is one of the 12 Asian countries
with the highest MMR, exceeding 100 deaths per
10,000 live births, by Anderson Stanciole
and Federica Maurizio (kp 17/04/2017)
Emergency
fund
to be set up for pregnant women (ht
09/04/2017)
Even
with
health posts, Mugu women give birth in cowsheds
(ht 07/04/2017)
Trump
policy to affect family planning programs in
Nepal, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
05/04/2017)
Unsafe
abortions
menacingly high, by Manish Gautam (kp
03/04/2017)
Pregnant
woman
dies for want of treatment (kp 01/04/2017)
Rural
women still shy of seeking treatment for uterus
prolapse, by Arun Bam (rep 16/03/2017)
Pregnant
women
more at risk of hepatitis A, E (ht
11/03/2017)
WHO
calls
for healthier future for newborns and mothers
(ht 04/03/2017)
Cost-effective
strategies:
Several birth defects can be prevented by
interventions before and during pregnancy,
by Archana Amatya (ht 03/03/2017)
Maternal
mortality
remains bane of Banke, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam (kp 03/03/2017)
42
women benefit from free surgery for uterine
prolapse, by Ram Bahadur Kunwar (rep
03/03/2017)
Illegal
and
unsafe abortions put women’s lives at risk
(ht 28/02/2017)
Health
centre
‘violating’ free abortion rule (kp
23/02/2017)
Newborns
battle
to survive in sheds, by Prakash Singh (ht
23/02/2017)
Women
suffering from uterine prolapse benefit from
free health camp (rep 20/02/2017), Shame
keeps
women from seeking treatment for uterine
prolapse (ht 22/02/2017)
Stigma
around
ovarian cancer keep women from seeking early
treatment (ht 20/02/2017)
Kin’s
stir
after new mum dies at hospital (kp
12/02/2017)
Child
marriage, teen pregnancies affecting female
health, by Jagat Khadka (rep 11/02/2017)
Unsafe
abortion
continues unabated (ht 11/02/2017)
How
the
Trump gag rule threatens women’s lives in Nepal:
The cut-off of American financing to providers
of family planning services is a terrible blow
to a country with few doctors and clinics,
by Subina Shrestha (kp 11/02/2017), Back
to
the drawing board: Global Gag Rule can have huge
repercussions on reproductive health services in
Nepal (kp 17/02/2017)
More
women
are visiting abortion clinics in Myagdi: Safe
abortion clinics are helping women avoid
unwanted pregnancies, by Ghanashyam Khadka
(kp 09/02/2017)
Newborn
baby
goes missing from hospital ward in Birgunj:
Relatives accuse doctors, nurse, administration
of negligence (kp 04/02/2017), Whereabouts
of
missing infant still unknown (kp
05/02/2017), Missing
from
hospital, infant found after 48 hrs: Police say
a childless woman had taken away the newborn
three hours after delivery, by Bhusan Yadav
(kp 06/02/2017)
Pregnant
women deprived of iodized salt in Bajhang,
by Jagat Khadka (rep 04/02/2017)
Doctor
airlifts
pregnant woman to Solukhumbu District Hospital
to save her life (ht 03/02/2017)
Nutrition
allowance
scheme boosts birth registration, by Basanta
Pratap Singh (kp 02/02/2017)
Women
deprived of maternity allowance, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (rep 31/01/2017)
At
32
years of age, this mother has 10 children!,
by Pratap Bista (kp 30/01/2017)
Birthing
centers not effective in saving lives, by DB
Budha (rep 28/01/2017)
Parturition
service
at home in Bajura (ht 26/01/2017)
Pregnant
mother
dies for want of treatment (kp 24/01/2017)
‘Start
of
Bachelor in Midwifery programme a milestone’
(kp 17/01/2017), Degree
in
midwifery: It’s a key step, but it should be
accompanied by proper incentive mechanisms
(kp 18/01/2017)
10
women
died giving birth at Lumbini Zonal Hosp in 16
mths, by Amrita Anamol (kp 17/01/2017)
Doctors
save
expecting mother in critical condition (ht
10/01/2017)
Broadcasting
birth control, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
06/01/2017)
District
hospital
in sore need of Obstetricians (kp
30/12/2016)
122
birth
centres operating in Baitadi to ensure safe
delivery, by Khagendra Awasthi (kp
28/12/2016)
58
pc Doti women have STDs, by Arun Bam (rep
24/12/2016)
Saving
one
mother at a time: Safe delivery in a district
hospital in remote western Nepal highlights the
importance of having trained family doctors,
by Bikash Gauchan (nt 23/12/2016)
Bajura
women
compelled to give birth in cowsheds (ht
18/12/2016)
SMS
bringing more women to birthing centers, by
Sangam Gharti Magar (rep 16/12/2016)
Malnutrition
rife
due to early marriage, pregnancy (ht
15/12/2016)
Where
mothers
give birth in cowsheds, by Prakash Singh (ht 05/12/2016), The
gods
will be angry: In the remote mountains of
western Nepal, women still deliver babies in
dirty, cold and stuffy cowsheds, by Mina
Sharma and Prakash Singh (nt 09/12/2016)
Huge
cuts
in infant, child mortality: Under 5 fatality
falls 76pc from 162 deaths per 1,000 live births
in 1990; Infant deaths down from 99 per 1,000
live births to 33, by Manish Gautam (kp
25/11/2016)
Rs
5,000 to family of woman who died during
abortion (ht 18/11/2016)
Women
issues, interview with Achala Vaidya,
gynecologist at Norvic International Hospital (rep
11/11/2016)
Women’s
health
declining from hard toil (ht 10/11/2016)
Smuggling
of
birth control pills, shots rampant, by
Parbat Portel (kp 30/10/2016)
14
per
cent pregnant women malnourished (ht
24/10/2016)
Child
deliveries,
complex surgeries now possible in Bajura DPHO
(ht 20/10/2016)
Rights
activists
call for making abortion free of cost, safe
(kp 16/10/2016)
Pregnant
woman
dies for want of treatment: Bad weather delayed
rescue by helicopter, by Ananda Gautam (kp
15/10/2016)
Unsafe
abortion
rife in Bajura (ht 14/10/2016)
Primary
health
centre sans building since earthquake, by
Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 01/10/2016)
MoH
close
to finalising free abortion guideline: More than a
year after free of cost abortion plan was announced,
the government has set aside Rs 32 million in the
fiscal year 2016-17 to start the service (kp
28/09/2016), ‘Legalisation
not
enough to make abortion safe’ (kp 29/09/2016)
Most
Bajura
locals lack family planning awareness (ht
28/09/2016)
Saath-Saath
completes
five-year programme: The project met its goal of
reducing transmission and impact of HIV/Aids and
improving reproductive health in 33 districts (kp
27/09/2016)
Woman
rescued
two weeks after complicated delivery (ht
25/09/2016)
Pap
knows
best: Health education plays a major role in
cervical cancer prevention and early diagnosis,
by Bandana Neupane (kp 11/09/2016)
Barriers
to
better birth: Scenario in Far West, by
Sheela Maru and Agya Poudyal (ht 09/09/2016)
Call
for
efforts to end maternal, child mortality (ht
07/09/2017)
3
women died of delivery complications in one week
(kp 06/09/2016)
Abortion
rate
high among U-20 women in Gorkha (kp
02/09/2016)
Living
in shame (rep 02/09/2016)
Female
feticide:
Unpardonable crime, by Ajay Shankar Jha and
Roshan Kumar Jha (ht 11/08/2016)
Budget
crunch
deprives Rukum women of pregnancy allowance
(ht 04/08/2016)
Breastfeeding
benefits:
All mothers should begin with the belief that
their milk is adequate for their child; A child
requires nothing other than breast milk till
first six months, by Pratik Pokharel (rep
04/08/2016)
Unkindest
cut:
The increasing frequency of artificial birth in
urban Nepal disempowers women, by Laxmi
Tamang (kp 31/07/2016)
Pregnant
woman
dies due to health workers’ incompetence (ht
03/07/2016)
Dead
foetus
removed after three weeks (ht 01/07/2016)
Parturition
service
halted in Bhojpur District Hospital (ht
01/07/2016) [in demand
of higher pay!?]
Pregnant
women,
new mothers and children bear the brunt of food
crisis, by Prakash Singh (ht 04/06/2016)
Progress
in
curbing neonatal deaths could be reversed:
Experts, by Arjun Poudel (rep 02/06/2016)
Growing
cases
of early motherhood a challenge in Madhes,
by Santosh Singh (rep 24/05/2016)
UNFPA
calls
for improved access to fistula treatment for all
women, girls (ht 23/05/2016)
Rural
women
deliver in vehicles on way to hospital, by
Giriraj Baskota (rep 20/05/2016)
Illegal
abortions
rife in far-west region (ht 17/05/2016)
A
passionate profession with uncertain
opportunities, by Arjun Oli (rep 14/05/2016)
Shortage
of
blood in Bajura hits women in labour (ht
11/05/2016)
‘Midwives
should
be given due recognition’ (ht 04/05/2016), Government
yet
to introduce midwifery formal education (ht
05/05/2016)
Incentives
fail
to attract women for antenatal check-up (rep
30/04/12016)
Women’s
reproductive
health (ht 26/04/2016)
Hospital
accused
of doing premature c-section in surrogacy:
Australian couple forced to pay over 30,000 US
dollars for premature delivery, by Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 21/04/2016)
Rural
women
shun prenatal tests (18/04/2016)
Pregnancy
and
safety Respect the Nepali calendar, by Isha
Nirola, Sheela Maru and Pushpa Chaudhary (ht
11/04/2016)
100
million
condoms out of USAID shelf in 23 yrs (kp
02/04/2016)
Mothers
and
their struggle to care, by Priyanka Gurung
(rep 01/04/2016)
Mugu
new
mom dies, child abandoned at hospital, by
Suman Malla (rep 19/03/2016)
Western
regions
ahead of central in safe delivery, by Arjun
Poudel (rep 16/03/2016)
Invisible
births:
Stillbirth is a measure of the quality of
maternity care and general health conditions of
women, by Geha Nath Khanal (kp 06/03/2016)
Superstition
makes
villagers wary of using contraceptives, by
Pratap Bista (kp 22/02/2016)
Bhojpur
hospital
resumes caesarean section service (ht
06/02/2016)
Call
for
providing sexual health education to young
people (ht 02/02/2016)
Humla
women
giving birth in cowsheds, by Prakash Singh
(ht 27/01/2016)
Benefits
of
traditional Newari massage come to fore, by
Madhusudan Guragain (rep 26/01/2016)
New
mothers
in Humla deprived of allowance, warm clothes
(ht 18/01/2016)
New
mothers
deprived of free maternity services, by
Santosh Singh (rep 01/01/2015)
A
journey to safe birthing station: To help uplift
reproductive health of mothers in Mugu, by
Meena B. Panday (ht 19/12/2015)
Thousands
of
Nepali women in India's rent-a-womb business,
by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 02/11/2015)
Abortion
still
a taboo (ht 20/10/2015)
Early
marriage
taking toll on youths' health, future, by
Janak KC (rep 20/10/2015)
Mother,
infant
death rate ‘nil’ in Baglung: No case of maternal
and infant mortality was recorded in the past
one year after birthing centres were established
in remote areas, by Prakash Baral (kp
14/10/2015)
Gendercide:
Nepal
needs serious advocacy against sex-selective
abortion to put an end to it, by Geha Nath
Khanal (kp 13/10/2015)
Baby
blues:
Rather than see surrogacy as only a means to
exploit women, one must also consider the
desperation of childless couples, by Gaurav
Lamichhane (rep 05/10/2015)
Tough
question:
Nepal needs serious discourse on controversy
surrounding surrogacy (kp 23/09/2015)
Womb
on
rent: The government should formulate a law
related to surrogacy to prevent the exploitation
of women’s bodies, by Minani Gurung (kp
08/09/2015), Govt
rolls
back move to allow surrogacy (ht 19/09/2015)
Temporary
contraceptives
luring couples in Kavre (ht 30/08/2015)
Fears
grow
for Nepal’s pregnant women after quake (ht
29/08/2015)
Supreme
Court
issues interim order against paid surrogacy
(ht 27/08/2015), NWC
‘concerned’
over surrogacy (kp 28/08/2015), Womb
on
hire: Govt should do adequate homework before
introducing surrogacy laws (kp 28/08/2015)
Family
planning
drive for youth (ht 22/08/2015)
Surrogacy
in
Nepal: Threat to reproductive right, by
Ramesh Parajuli (ht 18/08/2015)
MISP
for
reproductive health in time of crisis a priority
issue (ht 13/08/2015)
Mothers
and
babies: Relief agencies move out, but the need
for maternal and child care is greater than ever
in quake-hit areas, by Om Astha Rai (kp
07/08/2015)
Health
post
distributes cell phones to pregnant women:
Provides them telephone advise on daily routine
and diet, by Bira Gadal (rep 04/08/2015)
Blood
crunch
hits emergency parturition service (ht
30/07/2015)
New
mothers,
babies face brunt, by Sudip Kaini (kp
30/07/2015)
Country
needs
more birth centres, say experts (ht 24/07/2015
Women
still
reluctant to report uterine prolapse, by Raju
Adhikari (rep 23/07/2015)
‘Reproductive
health
right’ stressed (ht 16/07/2015)
Women
compelled
to get treatment on hospital floor, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 12/07/2015)
‘Earthquake
affects
1.5 million women of reproductive age’ (kp
11/07/2015)
Men
still
reluctant to undergo vasectomy, by Rekha
Bhusal (rep 11/07/2015)
Bleak
health
scenario in Kaski (ht 09/07/2015)
New
mothers,
babies face health hazards, by Thomas Bogaty
(ht 28/06/2015)
Quake-wary
pregnant
women, new moms stay in open risking infections,
by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 21/05/2015)
Number
of
miscarriages, premature births ‘on the rise’,
by Pratichya Dulal (kp 16/05/2015)
UNFPA,
IPPF
join hands to provide SRH services (ht
08/05/2015
High
number
of malnourished mothers in Parsa, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 25/04/2015)
Pregnant
women
deprived of health care in Gorkha (kp
20/04/2015)
Lumbini
area
to have maternity health facility, by Amrita
Anmol (kp 17/04/2015)
Bajura
women
using contraceptive THT pills to prevent
menstruation (ht 30/03/2015)
Parturition
service
shut at sub-regional hospital (ht
19/03/2015)
Mobile
app
for saving lives of pregnant women, by Dilip
Poudel (rep 19/03/2015)
WaterAid
launches
‘Healthy Start’: Campaign focuses on improving
health of newborns (ht 18/03/2015)
Maternal,
infant
death rates up (ht 06/03/2015)
Panel
formed
to review MMR status, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
01/03/2015)
Iron
pills
a taboo among pregnant Pyuthan women, by
Devendra Barma (ht 15/02/2015)
Govt
to
launch campaign to save newborn lives (rep
11/02/2015)
Hospital
delivery
still rare for Chepang babies, by Narhari
Sapkota (rep 10/02/2015)
Government
bid
to minimise uterine prolapse ‘ineffective’
(kp 08/02/2015)
Talking
About Safe Sex With Teens, by Rakhi Ghosh
(rn 07/02/2015)
Govt
run
birth centers in remote areas unsafe, by DB
Budha (rep 07/02/2015)
Report
says
disadvantaged children being left behind: Save
the Children describes situation as ‘lottery of
birth’ (ht 06/02/2015)
Local
residents
set up maternity centre (ht 05/02/2015)
Uneven
and
unequal: The gains that Nepal has made in
maternal mortality are not distributed evenly
across all geographic regions, by Lhamo
Yangchen Sherpa (kp 03/02/2015)
Manpower,infrastructure
crunch
affects birthing centres in Pyuthan (ht
02/02/2015)
Wombs
for
rent: Commercial surrogate motherhood is moving
to Nepal because of restrictions in India,
by Binita Dahal (nt 30/01/2015)
Mothers’
groups
saving lives of children, women (ht
29/01/2015)
Uterine-prolapsed
women
shun hospital until pain is unbearable, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep 28/01/2015)
Reduced
children,
maternal mortality (kp 27/01/2015)
Contraceptive
devices
getting popular among Kotila Muslims, by
Krishna Oli (rep 26/01/2015)
Uterine
prolapse
plagues rural women: Scores of Bajura women
suffering from the disease mostly in their 40s
(ht 16/01/2015)
Under
five
mortality rate: Nepal meets new MDG target
(kp 15/01/2015)
Half
of
women of reproductive age marry before 18
(ht 15/01/2015)
Delivery
at
home taking toll on new mothers (ht
15/01/2015)
UNFPA
provides
women with reproductive health and dignity kits
(ht 13/01/2015)
Muslim
women
opt for family planning, by Shiva Puri (kp
09/01/2015)
Govt,
NPC
to review maternal mortality ratio, by Rajan
Pokhrel (ht 05/01/2015)
Contraceptive
use
up among Chepangs, by Pratap Bista (kp
02/01/2015) |