7 countries. 7 female playwrights. 1 global controversy. B!RTH aims to raise awareness, provoke debate & change policy on maternal health inequality.
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The amazing work of Expert #fistula surgeon & FIGO Trainer Dr HiIllary Mabeya in @GynocareCenter is being skillfully portrayed in the play Orchid - moving & powerful, bringing the voices of our special ladies to the internat audience in #Liverpool🌼
@CMNHLSTM #Kenya #FIGOFellows
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#Fistula steals your dignity but we can help prevent this and give victims back their dignity! @FIGOHQ @sethcochran @CMNHLSTM @LSTMnews @BirthDebate @ECTMIH2019
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‘Orchid’ by Mumbi Kaigwa, currently being performed at @BirthDebate #ECTMIH2019, addresses the burden of #obstetricfistula and tells the story of real women living with this terrible condition.
Find out more about this much neglected #WomensHealth issue figo.org/endobstetricfistula
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"In a world of unequals, the most unequal of unequals are the women and girls with #obstetricfistula."
Find out more about our groundbreaking efforts to #EndFistula from our own
@FistulaGillian
ahead of her participation at #ECTMIH2019 via figo.org/news/think-equal-ob…
The WHO estimate that 2 million women are living with #fistula. Why is a preventable condition so prevalent? @fatimamanji will be getting to the heart of this issue with Fistula experts @sethcochran @OpFistula & @FistulaGillian @FIGOHQ tomorrow #ECTMIH2019 bit.ly/2klSIeh
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Today, May 23 is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, a condition caused by complications at child birth. Today we say, no woman deserves to go through the trauma caused by this preventable condition. Lets commit to #EndFistula in one generation #ICPD25 #LiveYourDreamUG – at Rukungiri, Uganda
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Tomorrow, 23rd May is the International Day to End #obstetricfistula. This day was established 2 raise more awareness & help on an annual basis for #women w this devastating condition. Progress is slow & much more needs 2 be done to #EndFistula 🌼 #LeaveNoOneBehind #HealthForAll
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Every woman has a right to participate actively in decisions about her health care and to offer informed consent. #IntIMHDay
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“It is vital that women’s ideas + experiences equally influence the design + implementation of the innovations that shape our future societies.” @UN_Women puts strong words to some of the extraordinary actions we see from #FIGO members globally: #WomensDay ow.ly/Ls5t50mCM9T
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Discussion time #NewtoUKOBU @Ethel_Burns_07 @Humanisingbirth @LucyHHalton @BirthDebate @melaniec2 @AmandaFirthRM @RoseatMcCarthy
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Using theatre to portray inequalities in maternal and neonatal health across the world to raise awareness and promote discussion - a brilliant idea @BirthDebate birthdebate.com (plays are all freely available) #NewtoUKOBU #healthinquealities #migrantwomen #pregnancy
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Next up @LucyHHalton @BirthDebate discussing B!RTH: global issues in maternal health care - why it matters #NewtoUKOBU
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“Women are not dying because of untreatable diseases. They are dying because societies have yet to make the decision that their lives are worth saving: We have not yet valued women’s lives and health highly enough.” - Prof. Mahmoud Fathalla former president @FIGOHQ #endfistula
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Last week, @TheLancet released a new three-part series on optimizing global #cesarean section use #Csection #maternalhealth #safebirth
Link to series: bit.ly/2QOTYRJ
Link to 2018 @WHO guidelines: bit.ly/2yh486M
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At 18:10 - 20:00 you can livestream B!RTH - an evening of theatre and debate. @BirthDebate #Birthdebate
Livestream link: howlround.com/recent-videos
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Happy to be partnering with @LSTMnews to offer our members 20 free tickets to @BirthDebate, 4 October at @ExploreWellcome. The event uses #theatre to raise awareness & provoke debate on global #inequality in maternal #healthcare. Get tickets now! bit.ly/2PP2y37
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Driven to Care: Improving Transportation to Reach Maternal Health Care in Conflict Zones - bit.ly/2MTsqfr via @NewSecurityBeat
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1/ Public image of maternal death is a woman who, in dramatic moments immediately surrounding birth, suffers terrible tragedy
latest @CDCgov data tells different story...rather than waiting to publish academic paper, decided to share analysis right away
teapawt.net/statnews/status/103225…
Opinion: Women's #health isn't something to be concerned about only during #pregnancy and then disregarded after the baby is born. buff.ly/2PnWWwF
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Our very own Sarah McNamara @MakingMidwives is featured in the latest @BirthDebate newsletter. B!RTH is a unique collaboration between science & theatre. You can learn more about the project & access its free resources at birthdebate.com #maternalhealth #newbornhealth – at Liverpool, England
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All #BirthPlays are available for download free of charge until the end of 2019, including “ORCHID” by @MumbiKaigwa, about women who have recovered from Obstetric Fistula. I hope you will use it to create conversations about difficult subjects.
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The risk of pregnancy-related complications is higher among black women than white women, the CDC says. Beyoncé and Serena Williams have garnered attention and praise for their bravery after sharing stories about their pregnancies and emergency C-sections cnn.it/2AN2s8z
