Maternal Health

By Tom Morrison, UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador
It is amazing what a brief insight into the healthcare system can do for your perspective. I’ve barely even glimpsed the surface of the medical world since I began university this year, but already I can see just how stark the difference is between developed and developing health systems. Read more...

By Susanna Matters, UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador
How come there isn’t International Men’s Day? It’s the question that relentlessly pursues me whenever I pin on my purple ribbon on 8th March.
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By Lauren King, UNICEF Australia Communications Intern
For women in the developed world pregnancy and child birth are mostly a source of joy and celebration.  While some may fear the pain, it is unimaginable to most women to think of child birth as life threatening. Read more...

In the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic there are no greater victims than children. Every day, around 1400 innocent infants are infected with HIV during pregnancy, labour or breast-feeding.
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By Miriam Cox, UNICEF Volunteer

In The Australian today, there is an article which outlines a new radical proposal by the Gillard government to force teenage mothers to “go to school and get job-ready when their child turns one”. It seems like there are pros and cons to this proposal, with some arguing that letting teenagers live on welfare and then expecting them suddenly get a job when they turn 20, is unrealistic if they have been out of education and training for several years. Read more...