Posts tagged obstetric care

Photo by Andrea Bruce Most newborn & maternal deaths happen in the postnatal period. Much of MSF’s work is devoted to preventing these types of deaths. Read about how MSF cares for women and babies by offering pre and postnatal care in Chapter 2 of...

Photo by Andrea Bruce

Most newborn & maternal deaths happen in the postnatal period.  Much of MSF’s work is devoted to preventing these types of deaths.  Read about how MSF cares for women and babies by offering pre and postnatal care in Chapter 2 of Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://bit.ly/1CDUh78

Photo by Andrea Bruce More than 600 women are seen daily here at the Ahmed Shah Baba Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Read more about how MSF works to save women and babies by offering pre and postnatal care in Chapter 2 of Because Tomorrow Needs Her:...

Photo by Andrea Bruce

More than 600 women are seen daily here at the Ahmed Shah Baba Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.  Read more about how MSF works to save women and babies by offering pre and postnatal care in Chapter 2 of Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://bit.ly/1CDUh78

Ask an MSF OBGYN anything this Thursday, April 16, at 3:00pm EDT on Reddit. Dr. Veronica Ades will answer your questions about the challenges of delivering obstetric and gynecological care to women in and from developing countries. Go to this page...

Ask an MSF OBGYN anything this Thursday, April 16, at 3:00pm EDT on Reddit. Dr. Veronica Ades will answer your questions about the challenges of delivering obstetric and gynecological care to women in and from developing countries. Go to this page for more information: http://bit.ly/1yk3a63

Photo by Andrea Bruce Twin newborns in MSF’s hospital in Khost, Afghanistan. The postnatal period is the most dangerous time for mothers and babies: 75% of all neonatal deaths and more than 35% of maternal deaths occur during the first week after...

Photo by Andrea Bruce

Twin newborns in MSF’s hospital in Khost, Afghanistan. The postnatal period is the most dangerous time for mothers and babies: 75% of all neonatal deaths and more than 35% of maternal deaths occur during the first week after birth. Read stories from the field about the challenges to providing pre and postnatal care in Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://bit.ly/1CDUh78

Midwives talk about the “three delays” that can kill a mother in labor or her baby. The third delay is an absence of good quality care at a health facility. A mother could arrive at night when no skilled staff are present. There may be staff, but no...

Midwives talk about the “three delays” that can kill a mother in labor or her baby. The third delay is an absence of good quality care at a health facility. A mother could arrive at night when no skilled staff are present. There may be staff, but no drugs or equipment or it could be too expensive. Read about how MSF tries to prevent the third delay in Chapter 2 of  Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://bit.ly/1CDUh78

Midwives talk about the “three delays” that can kill a mother in labor or her baby.The first delay stems from an assumption or hope that they can deliver at home without skilled assistance, so they do not go to a properly resourced medical facility...

Midwives talk about the “three delays” that can kill a mother in labor or her baby.The first delay stems from an assumption or hope that they can deliver at home without skilled assistance, so they do not go to a properly resourced medical facility when complications arise. Read more in Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://bit.ly/1CDUh78

Photo by Lynsey Addario/VII “As I was finishing my shift at 7 a.m., the ambulance rolled in with a 17-year-old pregnant girl in a coma…” Betty Raney, an MSF OBGYN, spent 6 months working in Sierra Leone. Read the latest excerpts from her journal:...

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“As I was finishing my shift at 7 a.m., the ambulance rolled in with a 17-year-old pregnant girl in a coma…” Betty Raney, an MSF OBGYN, spent 6 months working in Sierra Leone. Read the latest excerpts from her journal: http://womenshealth.msf.org/chapters/journal/#new

Photo by Martina Bacigalupo A father learns ‘kangaroo care’ in Burundi. #TomorrowNeedsHer http://bit.ly/17E8BQS

Photo by Martina Bacigalupo

A father learns ‘kangaroo care’ in Burundi. #TomorrowNeedsHer http://bit.ly/17E8BQS

Photo by Martina Bacigalupo Burundi: An MSF ambulance takes Sylvie for emergency obstetric care #TomorrowNeedsHer http://bit.ly/1LSguPS

Photo by Martina Bacigalupo

Burundi: An MSF ambulance takes Sylvie for emergency obstetric care #TomorrowNeedsHer http://bit.ly/1LSguPS

Photo by Martina Bacigalupo In Sierra Leone, Mariama arrived too late for her baby to be saved. In Afghanistan, Razia and her husband risked their lives coming to get emergency obstetric care. Read an OBGYN’s stories of trying to provide emergency...

Photo by Martina Bacigalupo

In Sierra Leone, Mariama arrived too late for her baby to be saved. In Afghanistan, Razia and her husband risked their lives coming to get emergency obstetric care. Read an OBGYN’s stories of trying to provide emergency obstetric care: http://bit.ly/17E8BQS