International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Innovative approaches to human resource planning and quality service provision are needed if African countries are to reduce maternal death rates, it has been claimed.

More needs to be done to tackle the global health threat that is HIV and Aids, according to the international charity Avert.

Ultrasound techniques are better at predicting occurrences of ovarian cancer than symptom analysis, according to a new study.

The health situation for women and girls around the world has deteriorated further as a result of the global economic crisis, it has been reported.

Mothers expecting multiple pregnancy twins or more must be fully informed about all aspects of their care throughout the pregnancy, it has been claimed.

Efforts to reduce maternal mortality must increase in Bangladesh, despite a fall in death rates, it has been suggested.

Many parents of twins and multiple births are not being given access to essential birth information which would improve their chances of a healthy pregnancy, it has been claimed.

Declining levels of funding are making it difficult to provide contraception to women in poor African communities, according to the United Nation's Population Fund (UNFPA).

Family planning and other reproductive health programmes vital to poor women have "fallen off the development radar", it has been claimed.

Leading family planning experts from around the world are to convene in New York this week for a conference designed to improve global access to this vital service.