#infant

Collection of infant news, found 321 news.

Ministry bolsters primary health services to reduce heart disease

The Health Ministry is strengthening the primary service system to reduce incidents of cardiovascular disease that had ...

Husbands urged to partake in caring for pregnant mothers, newborns

Husbands must partake in caring for pregnant mothers and newborns by participating in maternity classes to equip ...

Commemorate World Contraception Day through pregnancy planning: BKKBN

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) urged all families to commemorate the 2022 World ...

Contraception dissemination needs to be continued: BKKBN Head

Continued dissemination of information on the importance of using contraception is very important to reduce the number ...

Family planning program aims to maintain maternal health: BKKBN

The family planning program is not aimed at stopping pregnancies, but maintaining the health of mothers and children, ...

Family planning, posyandu crucial for controlling maternal mortality

The Family Planning program and services at integrated health posts (posyandus) are the main gateway to controlling ...

Presidential regulation will prompt broader stunting audits: BKKBN

Presidential Regulation No. 72 of 2021 on expediting stunting reduction will bolster the implementation of stunting ...

Population development needs to be adjusted to each region's situation

Population development needs to be adjusted based on the population conditions and criteria in each region, Head of the ...

Early marriage causes child disability, osteoporosis in mothers: BKKBN

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has criticized those facilitating and conducting early ...

Hoping for regional plan supporting maternal health programs: ministry

The Ministry of Home Affairs is expecting that regional governments in the country will develop an action plan to ...

Suppress child marriages for three-percent reduction in stunting

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) laid stress on the need to suppress early marriage in ...

24.49% of West Sumatra women married before 19: BPS

A national socioeconomic survey conducted in 2021 found that at least 24.49 percent of women in West Sumatra got ...

Govt works to bolster health services in fight against infant wasting

The Health Ministry continues to bolster health services to prevent more infants from experiencing wasting, defined as ...

Adolescents have crucial role in reducing maternal deaths: BKKBN

Adolescents will be the determining factor in the country’s capability to reduce the maternal mortality rate to ...

Young women should take blood supplements to avoid stunting: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin reminded Indonesian young women to start regularly consuming blood supplements in ...