8 apps revolutionizing maternal health care in developing nations

Chanceline, a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is seven months pregnant. She’s been walking for almost three hours, and will continue walking for two hours more.

She's traveling to a prenatal doctor’s appointment, which is 17 miles away. With no public or private transportation available, Chanceline has to travel on foot

It’s a journey documented in real time in the video below — and it’s a reality that is all-too-common around the world.

In a global community that often treats health care as a luxury rather than a necessity, the world’s mothers are arguably some of those most impacted by inequality in access. That's especially true for pregnant women and mothers living in developing nations, who are often left to grapple with health care accessibility, affordability and practicality Read more...