Women in parts of Gauteng have reported shortages of injectables and implants, raising concerns about access to contraceptives.

Newborn babies are born with very low levels of vitamin K, a nutrient the body needs to form blood clots and stop bleeding.

Some women in Mahikeng, in the North West, fear unplanned pregnancies due to a shortage of contraceptives at their local clinics for at least the past four months.

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Doctors at Missouri and Kansas birthing hospitals have noticed an uptick in families turning down an inexpensive vitamin K shot, driven by unfounded fears of vaccines. But babies who don't get the ...

Infant deaths from severe bleeding are rising, linked to parents declining the vitamin K shot at birth. A ProPublica report found most of these deaths could have been prevented with the injection, ...