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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

Quick Facts

 
MSF Clinic Hepatitis C Unit
Pakistan

When they are diagnosed with hepatitis C, patients think they will die

Voices from the Field 9 Mar 2016
 
Situation in Borno state, November 2016
Nigeria

After two years of crisis, what does the future hold for the displaced in Borno?

Voices from the Field 3 Feb 2016
 
MSF Activities in Central African Republic
Central African Republic

No hope of returning home anytime soon

Voices from the Field 27 Jan 2016
 
Yemen.Shiara hospital bleeding after attack.
Yemen

Our patients and staff need to feel safe

Voices from the Field 18 Jan 2016
 
Haemorrhagic fevers

End of Ebola outbreak in West Africa: World must learn lesson for future outbreaks

Project Update 14 Jan 2016
 
Centre de Référence en Urgence Obstétricale, Port-au-Prince
Photo Story

An unprecedented birth peak

8 Dec 2015
Photo Story
 
Amy Le Compte, midwife in Peshawar
Pakistan

Delivering healthcare to women and children in the communities

Voices from the Field 25 Nov 2015
 
Iraq

Crisis Update – October 2015

Crisis Update 11 Nov 2015
 
Lesotho, Family Planning
Lesotho

Free maternal care has an impressive return on investment

Press Release 3 Nov 2015
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)