Posts tagged womens health
Childbirth shouldn’t cause a lifetime of pain. To prevent fistulas, every woman needs access to emergency obstetric care. Read about the devastating impact of fistulas & how MSF works to prevent and repair them in Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://womenshealth.msf.org/chapters/chapter-3/
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After successful fistula repair surgery, Evelyne smiles. Read about the devastating impact of fistulas & how MSF works to prevent and repair them in Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://womenshealth.msf.org/chapters/chapter-3/
Childbirth shouldn’t cause a lifetime of pain. To prevent fistulas, every woman needs access to emergency obstetric care. Read about the devastating impact of fistulas & how MSF works to prevent and repair them in Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://womenshealth.msf.org/chapters/chapter-3/
Photo by Martina Bacigalupo
“These women are now laughing, making jokes, encouraging each other. They were exhilarated. Fistula surgery meant having a second chance at life.” Read about the impact an obstetric fistula can have on a woman or girl’s life and how repair surgery can save their lives in Chapter 3 of Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://womenshealth.msf.org/chapters/chapter-3/ Photo by Martina Bacigalupo/VU
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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
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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 for more information: http://bit.ly/1yk3a63
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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
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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
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“There are small glimmers of hope here at times.” Read the newest excerpt of an OBGYN’s journal from Sierra Leone (updated every week!). http://womenshealth.msf.org/chapters/journal/#new
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The medical staff saw that Chantal was in danger of uterine rupture, so she was immediately prepared for a Caesarean section. Nurses stood by to assist, and the midwife prepares to receive the baby. See more of these photos, a video, and read first-hand stories from MSF staff about trying to save women with complicated deliveries at Because Tomorrow Needs Her: http://womenshealth.msf.org/chapters/chapter-1/
Photo by Lynsey Addario
"I’m writing in the car. Made it here late last night after an eight-hour flight to Brussels, then a six-hour flight to Lungi Airport, Sierra Leone. About an hour later I was on a boat to Freetown…“ Read the first excerpt of an OBGYN’s journal from Sierra Leone (updated every week!).
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Where MSF works, saving a mother’s life often means saving two lives. Read an OBGYN’s stories of trying to provide emergency obstetrics care: http://bit.ly/17E8BQS