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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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"Because Tomorrow Needs Her" communications project - Unsafe abortion in Haiti
Women's health

Safe abortion: An integral part of healthcare services for women

Interview 11 Nov 2016
 
Yemen

Record number of babies born on hospital’s one-year anniversary

Project Update 10 Nov 2016
 
Health promotion in the VVF (Fistula) camp of Shamwana
Democratic Republic of Congo

Vesico vaginal fistula camp living with dignity in solidarity

Project Update 31 Aug 2016
 
Untreated Violence
South Africa

All rape survivors should have access to comprehensive medical and psychosocial care

Project Update 19 Aug 2016
 
Snapshots from Borno State // Amina story
Nigeria

Amina, a 15-year-old mother in Maiduguri

Voices from the Field 18 Aug 2016
 
Katanga, DRC Sept 2013, Sam Phelps
Democratic Republic of Congo

After ten years, Shamwana project is closed

Press Release 16 Aug 2016
 
South Sudan

Activity Update, May 2016

Project Update 15 Jul 2016
 
Peshawar maternity ward
Pakistan

More than interesting it’s been quite eye-opening

Voices from the Field 6 Jul 2016
 
Peshawar maternity ward
Pakistan

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of Peshawar women’s hospital

Project Update 6 Jul 2016
5000 Children of Adele (EN)
video

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)