Maternal Health
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Stories about Maternal Health
Bedey Women Keep Families Earning. Healthcare Still Struggles to Reach Them
Women in Bangladesh’s historically marginalised Bedey communities often carry both earning and caregiving responsibilities while facing early marriage, repeated pregnancy, poor sanitation and weak access to formal healthcare. Mobile communities need healthcare designed around how they actually live.
A 22-Year-Old Student Died of Dengue at Nine Months Pregnant. Bangladesh’s Surge Is Now a Maternal-Health Warning Too
Nur Jahan, a Cumilla college student who was nine months pregnant, died of dengue in Dhaka on Wednesday; her unborn child also died. Her death comes as Bangladesh records its highest daily dengue hospitalisations of 2026.
Bangladesh Is Taking Midwifery to the UN. The Promise Now Is 25,000 Professionals Where Women Actually Give Birth
Bangladesh and Sweden will co-host a UN General Assembly event on 24 September focused on integrating midwives into primary healthcare. Bangladesh has committed to train and deploy 25,000 midwives by 2030. The global leadership will matter most if the workforce reaches women outside major hospitals.