The body of a young, pregnant South African woman was found Monday hanging in a tree outside Johannesburg following her disappearance late last week. The stabbed body of 28-year-old Tshegofatso ...

The South African government, responding to public pressure, now plans to offer a medical treatment to pregnant women who are HIV positive. The treatment reduces the chance of the mother ...

In a recent study we sought to understand the factors that contribute to teenage pregnancies in South Africa. To do so we interviewed 20 young women. They were either pregnant for the first time ...

It’s safe for pregnant women to enjoy some form of moderate exercise for 30 minutes most days of the week. We’re all aware that exercise has a slew of health benefits. According to a recent ...

Pregnant women should exercise at least four to five days a week with moderate-intensity physical activity such as brisk walking or yoga. Exercises recommended during pregnancy?

SANDF’s Major Shihlangoma Mahlahlane says women cross the border to give birth and register their children as South African citizens.

Improving pregnant women’s nutritional status – and thus the health of their babies – should be high on the list of priorities for South African policymakers.

For more women, working out while pregnant now just feels like working out. Fitness for them no longer means quiet breathwork while sitting on a medicine ball.

South Africa's drug regulator has said that Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine can be given to pregnant women with co-morbidities or at high risk of contracting the coronavirus.

Pregnant women are typically excluded from clinical trials of new TB medicines. This has led to a lack of solid scientific evidence on how best to treat women who fall ill with TB while they are ...

A South African woman who claimed to give birth to 10 babies at the same time made the whole story up, according to the regional government.