INTRODUCTION: Asian women suffer the largest proportion of the world's maternal deaths.
To reduce this, policymakers and healthcare providers must encourage women with …

The African continent is naturally endowed with various plant species with nutritional and
medicinal benefits. About 80% of the people in developing countries rely on folk medicines …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Plants have provided medicine to humans for thousands
of years, and in most parts of the world people still use traditional plant-derived medicine …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Musa acuminata, the wild species of banana is a plant of
the tropical and subtropical regions. Over the past few decades, the health benefits of M …

Abstract Women in Katsina State, Nigeria have been using medicinal plants to cure various
ailments associated with maternal health since time immemorial; however the use of such …

Ethnopharmacological relevance This is an extensive review of plants used traditionally for
women's healthcare in Southeast Asia and surrounding countries. Medicinal plants have a …

Background Women have experienced severe labour pain over the years and various
attempts have been made to effectively manage labour pain. However, there is paucity of …

Background Religiosity in health care delivery has attracted some attention in contemporary
literature. The religious beliefs and practices of patients play an important role in the …

Traditional healers in Thailand are a primary source of health care for the Thai people.
Highly experienced traditional healers are generally older people and they continue to pass …

Background The prevalence of complementary medicine use in pregnancy and lactation has
been increasingly noted internationally. This systematic review aimed to determine the …