childbirth complications

"This is why we are here": The race to save a life in South Sudan

In remote Old Fangak, a woman is in desperate need of medical treatment. But with no surgical facilities and a runway too muddy to land a plane, time is running out...

21 Nov 2019 / 8 minute read

Blogs Team

Four stories that take you inside life with Doctors Without Borders - October 2019

In crises around the world, our teams are working together to save lives. This month, we meet four of them. From Nigeria to South Sudan, they share their stories to bring you closer to life in the team...

31 Oct 2019 / 4 minute read

Claire Harper

Midwife

The difference between life and death: A dramatic delivery in DRC

At Walikale hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo, midwife Claire and her team need to make some quick decisions to save a tiny life...

21 Oct 2019 / 5 minute read

Georgina Woolveridge

Doctor

Yemen diary, part two: Entitlement

In part two of her diary from Yemen, Dr Georgina Woolveridge writes about the patients at the hospital in Al Udayn, Yemen...

26 Jul 2019 / 4 minute read

Mohamed Momoh

Clinical Officer

“They named him after me”: Saving lives in Sierra Leone

Mohamed Momoh, a clinical officer with the Doctors Without Borders, was born in Bo, Sierra Leone. Having worked as a medic through the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014, he shares his story and his hopes for the future of his country...

13 Jun 2019 / 4 minute read

Pippa Letchworth

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

ER mode: My last patient in Nigeria

Pippa is an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant, recently returned from assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Jahun, part of northern Nigeria’s Jigawa state – an area where high numbers of women and children die during childbirth.

20 Dec 2018 / 8 minute read

Pippa Letchworth

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

Taking your hat off: A rare injury in obstetrics

Pippa is an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant, recently returned from assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Jahun, part of northern Nigeria’s Jigawa state – an area where high numbers of women and children die during childbirth. Here she writes about an unusual and traumatic injury...

17 Dec 2018 / 3 minute read

Sandra Smiley

Advocacy

“She has an incredible story to tell": childbirth in Peshawar, Pakistan

An excited woman waves at Sandra – a Canadian advocacy officer – inviting her into the delivery room of Peshawar Women’s Hospital in Pakistan. She has an incredible story to tell…

07 Dec 2018 / 8 minute read

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

A first time for everything: learning fast in Bangui

With a patient bleeding heavily, Kariantti and the MSF team had to act quickly. He blogs from Bangui, Central African Republic...

09 Oct 2018 / 3 minute read

An msf surgical team in DRC prepare to operate

Lanice Jones

Doctor

DRC: Cas Rouge! Red Case!

Lanice is a family doctor from Canada. She is currently on her fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), working at a maternity project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this blog, she shares how her team raced to save a newborn during a dramatic delivery.

02 Aug 2018 / 6 minute read

Mimansa Manheden in the post-delivery room

Mimansa Madheden

Midwife

Afghanistan: Working with what you have

Difficult circumstances sometimes impact our decisions. Mimansa, a midwife from Sweden, is currently working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Afghanistan. She blogs...

01 Aug 2018 / 4 minute read

Pippa Letchworth

Obstetrician / Gynaecologist

Once more into the breech dear friends - An emergency delivery in Nigeria

Pippa is an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant from the UK. She is currently on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Jahun, northern Nigeria – returning after a break of five years. In this, her second blog, Pippa shares her experience of settling back in, as well as an emergency operation to save a mother's life.

03 Jul 2018 / 7 minute read

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