11 December 2023
Securing homes in the face of bushfires is a known challenge. Far less appreciated is the effect of bushfire smoke and why we must keep it out of residences.
Tag: pregnancy
18 August 2023
Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara touts an edge in fertility, equipped with among the biggest IVF labs in Southeast Asia, and fertility specialists and embryologists. TMC Fertility at Thomson Hospital has pregnancy rates comparable to top centres globally.
29 June 2023
A medical outreach programme in Tongod, Sabah -- among the poorest districts in Malaysia -- provided women 30 Implanon rods, a birth control implant. The whole Tongod district and some major public specialist hospitals in Sabah receive just 3-5 rods yearly.
6 December 2022
The Malaysian Medical Association, concerned with Terengganu’s criminalisation of out-of-wedlock pregnancy and childbirth, says punitive actions have not been shown to ever decrease unplanned pregnancies in the many decades of research.
5 December 2022
Are health care professionals expected to report out-of-wedlock cases to the religious authorities when a woman or girl seeks antenatal, perinatal and postpartum care for their pregnancy?
20 May 2022
Azalina Othman Said says Malaysia’s restrictive abortion-related law under the Penal Code disproportionately burdens rape victims who fall pregnant, creating "unimaginable harm".
26 October 2021
When education levels and incomes increase, women tend to delay pregnancy, and families tend to be smaller in size.
24 August 2021
All available vaccines are safe, and all pregnant women should be vaccinated, unless there are strong reasons not to do so.
19 August 2021
Female reproductive rights and autonomy can only be obtained when politicians prioritise the matter and implement legislation objectively.
13 August 2021
Letter
Pregnant Women Should Get Covid-19 Vaccine — Dr Alex Mathews, Dr Aziz Yahya, Dr Johari Bux, Dr Gunasegaran Rajan & Dr Ng Kwee Boon
There is abundant data and evidence available showing that vaccination is safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding.