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2017-02-07 • PLOS One
2017-02-07 • PLOS One
OBJECTIVES
In a rural district hospital in Burundi offering Emergency Obstetric care-(EmOC), we assessed the a) characteristics of women at risk of, or with an obstetric complication...
In a rural district hospital in Burundi offering Emergency Obstetric care-(EmOC), we assessed the a) characteristics of women at risk of, or with an obstetric complication...
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2016-03-01 • International Health
2016-03-01 • International Health
BACKGROUND
In developing countries such as Pakistan, poor training of mid-level cadres of health providers, combined with unregulated availability of labour-inducing medication can c...
In developing countries such as Pakistan, poor training of mid-level cadres of health providers, combined with unregulated availability of labour-inducing medication can c...
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Obstetric fistula in Burundi: a comprehensive approach to managing women with this neglected disease
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BACKGROUND
In Burundi, the annual incidence of obstetric fistula is estimated to be 0.2-0.5% of all deliveries, with 1000-2000 new cases per year. Despite this relatively high incide...
In Burundi, the annual incidence of obstetric fistula is estimated to be 0.2-0.5% of all deliveries, with 1000-2000 new cases per year. Despite this relatively high incide...
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2013-02-18 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2013-02-18 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the reduction in maternal mortality associated with the emergency obstetric care provided by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and to compare this to the fifth Mille...
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2018-01-22 • Conflict and Health
2018-01-22 • Conflict and Health
Provision of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) reduces maternal mortality and should include three components: Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC) offered at...
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2020-07-20 • BMJ Global Health
2020-07-20 • BMJ Global Health
SUMMARY BOX
• The COVID-19 pandemic has begun to severely limit access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, including contraception and safe abortion care (SAC), which have h...
• The COVID-19 pandemic has begun to severely limit access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, including contraception and safe abortion care (SAC), which have h...
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2014-10-20 • PLOS One
2014-10-20 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Outcomes of sexual violence care programmes may vary according to the profile of survivors, type of violence suffered, and local context. Analysis of existing sexual viole...
Outcomes of sexual violence care programmes may vary according to the profile of survivors, type of violence suffered, and local context. Analysis of existing sexual viole...
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2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
A caesarean section (C-section) is a life-saving emergency intervention. Avoiding pregnancies for at least 24 months after a C-section is important to prevent uterine rupture...
A caesarean section (C-section) is a life-saving emergency intervention. Avoiding pregnancies for at least 24 months after a C-section is important to prevent uterine rupture...
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2012-08-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2012-08-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Using routine data from three clinics offering care to survivors of sexual violence (SV) in Monrovia, Liberia, we describe the characteristics of SV survivors and the pattern of SV and d...
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2017-09-21 • PLOS One
2017-09-21 • PLOS One
STUDY GOALS
To describe the differences between clients presenting after rape and clients who have consented to sex as a minor to an SGBV clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, and how these di...
To describe the differences between clients presenting after rape and clients who have consented to sex as a minor to an SGBV clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, and how these di...
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2019-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019: Innovation
2019-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019: Innovation
INTRODUCTION
Unsafe abortion is one of the main causes of maternal death and suffering worldwide. Since 2004, MSF policy has stated that safe abortion care (SAC) be provided as part ...
Unsafe abortion is one of the main causes of maternal death and suffering worldwide. Since 2004, MSF policy has stated that safe abortion care (SAC) be provided as part ...
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2020-09-17 • PLOS One
2020-09-17 • PLOS One
OBJECTIVES
Sexual violence can have a destructive impact on the lives of people. It is more common in unstable conditions such as during displacement or migration of people. On the G...
Sexual violence can have a destructive impact on the lives of people. It is more common in unstable conditions such as during displacement or migration of people. On the G...
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2019-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019: Innovation
2019-05-10 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019: Innovation
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2020-08-04 • PLOS One
2020-08-04 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Often neglected, male-directed sexual violence (SV) has recently gained recognition as a significant issue. However, documentation of male SV patients, assaults and charac...
Often neglected, male-directed sexual violence (SV) has recently gained recognition as a significant issue. However, documentation of male SV patients, assaults and charac...
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2020-12-01 • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
2020-12-01 • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
Unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion contribute significantly to the burden of maternal suffering, ill health and death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This qualitative stud...