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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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Malawi

Daughter of the floods – a new life amidst chaos

Voices from the Field 29 Jan 2015
 
Maternal and child healthcare project in Yambio, South Sudan
Photo Story

Maternal and Child Health in Yambio, South Sudan

20 Jan 2015
Photo Story
 
Myanmar

MSF restarts basic medical activities in parts of Myanmar’s Rakhine State after nine-month absence

Press Release 20 Jan 2015
 
South Sudan

Improving maternal outcomes with community outreach (part 2)

Voices from the Field 14 Jan 2015
 
Maternal and child healthcare project in Yambio, South Sudan
Nigeria

MSF assists survivors of deadly Boko Haram attack

Project Update 13 Jan 2015
 
Maternal and child healthcare project in Yambio, South Sudan
South Sudan

Improving maternal outcomes with community outreach

Voices from the Field 7 Jan 2015
 
Democratic Republic of Congo

One fewer mother every 25 minutes

Project Update 23 Dec 2014
 
Dr Susanne Mortazavi, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 2014
Women's health

The perils of childbirth in Democratic Republic of Congo

Voices from the Field 20 Nov 2014
 
Sidama mother and child project, Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Unobstructed motherhood - women delivering safely in Sidama

Project Update 27 Oct 2014
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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