women's health

a black and white photo of apregnant woman holding her belly and wearing a large coat standing in front of a bridge
Women & Gender
Motherhood and motherland: One woman’s pregnancy experience in Russia
A pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The pandemic, women’s health and pregnancy
Patients and staff members of Marie Stopes International (MSI) Clinic wave to Danish delegation members.
Reproductive rights
Marie Stopes International name change will ‘put a focus on the future’ of reproductive choice, CEO says
authorities
The US movement against female genital mutilation is at a crossroads
two women
It took a cyclone for some Tongan women to get reproductive health care for the first time
Maasai women
Tens of thousands of married women in Uganda are secretly undergoing ‘the cut’
A blond woman is speaking into a microphone at a podium with a sign on the front that says "Stand up for women"
Global Politics
Outgoing Planned Parenthood head says rights are ‘at risk under this government’
Mulaba Habanyama, 24, preparing her Gingerbread Tiramisu
Health
At pop-up eatery in Canada, HIV education is on the menu
A woman gets her pulse checked at Jericho Road Community Health Center, a health center that focuses on culturally sensitive health care for refugees.
Culture
Some refugees suffer culture shock — with their health care
After Noor (right) fled Syria with her family, her husband began to be abusive. She now receives counseling and health services at this women's center in Jordan.
Conflict
A women’s health center for Syrian refugees is helping Jordanian women, too
Surrogate mothers Daksha, 37, Renuka, 23, and Rajia, 39, left to right, pose for a photograph inside a temporary home for surrogates provided by Akanksha IVF centre in Anand town August 27, 2013.
Economics
India’s PM asks doctors to treat pregnant women for free once a month
Tampon tax protest 2
Health
Periods aren’t gross. Taxes on periods are.
Ianka Mikaelle Barbosa, 18, with Sophia, 18 days old, who was born with microcephaly, at her home in Campina Grande, Brazil.
Health
A new bill aims to make Brazil’s abortion law even tougher
A priest holds up a banner reading "Brazil alive! Without abortion" while standing near an altar where Pope Francis later celebrated mass.
Health
Thanks to Zika, now we know Latin America has the toughest abortion policies in the world
pregnancy
Health
Panel calls for depression screening for pregnant women, new moms
Scandal
Media
Why we need more shame-free TV characters who reflect the reality of abortion
women's rights
Global Politics
Need to know how your state’s doing when it comes to women’s health? There’s an app for that.
Girls Forum
Global Politics
Saving teen girls from early marriage — and mutilation
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Music
This male rapper in Burkina Faso is trying to help stop female genital mutilation
Maasai women
Health & Medicine
Why do these women in Kenya support female genital mutilation?
Russia maternity
Health & Medicine
Russia’s looking to improve the quality of its maternity care — but it has a long way to go
Ana María Bolege, nine months pregnant in Peru
Health & Medicine
Video: Peru creates a special place for expectant mothers to wait — and wait
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal
Health & Medicine
Video: She’s seven months pregnant — and still working in the fields
Development & Education
Video: The Breast Club
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal
Development & Education
Snapshot: Behind the Walls Of Nepal’s Women
Health & Medicine
New report finds huge barriers for Native Americans needing emergency contraception
Arts, Culture & Media
Controversy over women’s health services fuels comedians
Fighting FGM in Northern Iraq
Conflict & Justice
Female Circumcision Temporarily Stopped in Liberia
Native American Women Lack Access to “Plan B” Contraception
Health & Medicine
Best of the BBC: Maternal mortality worldwide