Maternity and poverty

Pakistani father of 35 aims for 100 children

A Pakistani father of 35 is now searching for a fourth wife as he romps towards his goal of 100 children, a dubious ambition in the conservative Muslim country where polygamy is rare but still practiced.

INTERNATIONAL FISTULA DAY 2015 / Maternity and poverty

MANY mothers lose their lives while giving birth, others live with lifelong scars. One such scar is obstetric fistula, a disorder of female genitalia, mainly associated with the birth process.