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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

 
Journal article

Do non-monetary incentives for pregnant women increase antenatal attendance among Ethiopian pastoralists?

21 Mar 2014
Journal article
 
IWD
Women's health

Forced to Flee - women's health and displacement

Report 8 Mar 2014
 
Basic Health units and mobile clinics for displaced people in Peshawar district
Women's health

International Women's Day 2014: Forced to Flee

Voices from the Field 7 Mar 2014
 
Journal article

Forced to Flee: Humanitarian Disasters Leave Women at Higher Risk

7 Mar 2014
Journal article
 
Pakistan Behind The Headlines
Pakistan

Crossing mountains to reach a hospital

Project Update 11 Feb 2014
 
inflatable hospital in Tacloban
Philippines

Specialised mental health treatment to target survivors of Haiyan

Voices from the Field 7 Feb 2014
 
Bouza, Niger
Niger

“We are already getting ready for the next peak”

Voices from the Field 22 Jan 2014
 
Premature baby goes home on Christmas Day
Philippines

Premature baby goes home on Christmas Day

Voices from the Field 30 Dec 2013
 
First baby born in Tacloban Hospital
Philippines

Specialised care for mothers and babies in devastated Tacloban

Voices from the Field 19 Dec 2013
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)