Each year on 23 May, the global community commemorates the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (IDEOF). The day, set by the United Nations, aims to recognize the struggles of women living with fistula, a devastating health condition caused primarily by prolonged/obstructed labor and, increasingly, by unsafe obstetric or gynecological surgery. IDEOF also recognizes the […]
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Wilson Center Event | After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns
Originally posted on the Maternal Health Task Force Blog MHTF is excited to announce the upcoming policy dialogue, After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns, on Wednesday, April 13 in Washington, DC. This dialogue is part of the Maternal Health Task Force’s Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Series, in partnership […]
Lauri Romanzi on Rethinking Maternal Morbidity Care in a Historical Context
FC+ Director Lauri Romanzi spoke at the Wilson Center on July 14. See the Wilson Center’s commentary and a link to her presentation here.