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Women's health

An estimated 99 per cent of women who die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications live in developing countries. Most of these deaths are preventable.

Be it in conflict, in a natural disaster, a disease outbreak, or in an HIV programme - women are in need of specific care. Reproductive healthcare is an integral part of the medical care we provide, including in emergencies. In areas where maternal death is high, such as in Afghanistan or the Central African Republic, we've opened specific projects to provide care to women. The five main causes of maternal death are haemorrhage, sepsis, unsafe abortion, complications linked to high blood pressure, and obstructed labour.

For information on safe abortion care, please visit our dedicated page.

Women's Health

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Lebanon - Reproductive health care for Syrian refugees
Syria

Pregnant women often have no idea where to go

Project Update 5 Aug 2013
 
Malawi

Falling through the cracks

Project Update 26 Jul 2013
 
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Reaching more survivors of family and sexual violence

Project Update 3 Jul 2013
 
MSF Health facility,  Darvazeh Ghar district, south of the Grand Bazaar of Tehran.
Iran

Surviving in Tehran’s southern neighborhoods

Project Update 21 Jun 2013
 
HIV Testing, Lesotho
Lesotho

Maternal mortality in the mountain kingdom

Project Update 5 Jun 2013
 
Fistula Gitega, Burundi
Project Update

Treating fistula: Prevention or cure?

Project Update 23 May 2013
 
Syria

MSF activities for Syrian refugees

Project Update 8 May 2013
 
Sidama Zone of Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Lifesaving mother and child care in the Sidama mountains

Project Update 2 May 2013
 
Sameera's baby
Sudan

Maternity care in rural North Darfur

Project Update 16 Apr 2013
5000 Children of Adele (EN)
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5000 Children of Adele (EN)

The 5000 children of Adele

Adele is a Central African midwife in the country's biggest maternity ward in Bangui.

This is the story of what it's like to help deliver babies under gunshots, but also what it means to be a woman in a country with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.

fieldresearch.msf.org

We produce important research based on our field experience. So far, we have published articles in over 100 peer-reviewed journals. These articles have often changed clinical practice and have been used for humanitarian advocacy. Read all our Women's Health-related articles on our dedicated Field Research website.

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Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF)