Tag: pregnacy

• Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 19:10 UTC

  Amnesty International warns against increasing child pregnancies in Paraguay

  

  Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday launched an alert in the light of an increasing number of child pregnancies all across Paraguay, which has reached “epidemic” levels, it was reported.

• Friday, January 22nd 2016 - 06:58 UTC

  Zika virus epidemic spreads in the region; women advised to delay pregnancy

  

  The mosquito-borne Zika virus has already infected more than 13,500 people in Colombia and could hit as many as 700,000, the health minister said on Wednesday. According to Pan-American Health Organization figures, the country is second only to Brazil in infection rates, health minister Alejandro Gaviria told journalists.

• Saturday, June 25th 2011 - 07:18 UTC

  Chile among lowest for teen births in Latam, but still double the UK

  

  Out of every 1,000 girls aged 15-19 in Chile, 51 become pregnant and give birth to a child, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). These latest figures place Chile’s percentage below pregnancy rates for all other South American countries, but still far behind nations outside the region.