Today is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula! 🤰🏿

An estimated 2 million women around the world suffer from this preventable and treatable condition.

By addressing Obstetric Fistula, we can improve maternal health and advance the #SDGs .

#EndFistula

suguru dan maternal instinctnya

“Não existe instinto maternal, isso é uma invenção social”

vera holtz irreal, no #SemCensura

Yasuo Higa
From Maternal Deities

Maternal Love,1869 by Hugues Merle 1822-1881

Today my sister was hooded for earning her Ph.D. in plant and soil science. She honors my family’s legacy of higher education by holding my late paternal granddad’s Ph.D. hood and standing with my parents and maternal grandma holding their Ph.D. hoods. I’m so proud of her!

Louisiana is 50th in Maternal Healthcare. Re-scheduling drugs and making them harder to access will not help doctors improve maternal healthcare. Below is what’s next in Louisiana:

The Igbo culture is one I admire so much. I'm glad to be called an Igbo by blood(maternal side).

#lagosigbohangout is an event you shouldn't miss in June if you love the Igbo culture as well.

I will be there and you should too.

igbo mara mma. Ndi igbo ekene m unu 😁

I am proud to announce that Tbilisi semi-cured my fear of dogs, proudly transmitted through my maternal ancestry

We're working with partners to improve health care for all Somalis 🩺💊

Excited to have launched #BetterLives today, our innovative health and nutrition programme with the Somaliland Ministry of Health and partners.

This vital programme will reduce maternal and infant mortality

cuando digo que creo un vínculo maternal con mis creaciones me refiero a

#LetsTalkMenses #MenstrualHealthMonth : Annually, 50,000 to 100,000 women worldwide are affected by obstetric fistula, impacting their quality of life. This condition often results from difficult childbirth, highlighting the urgent need for better maternal health care and support.

The host saying “geto has a unique way of expressing love, he has a maternal instinct” is sooo true

It is one of the most serious & tragic childbirth injuries.
And it is preventable.

Investing in quality #Maternal Health services can prevent  #Fistula cases from happening – and women & girls from dying preventable deaths.

Find out how: endfistula.org

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#GoodMorning 🌞
#Everyone 🍀🌻🍀
#Friends 💞🌼💞
#Love 💞💗💞

On this #InternationalDayToEndFistula , we stand with the theme: 'Breaking the Cycle: Preventing Fistula Worldwide.' Here in Tanzania, obstetric fistula affects many women, causing severe health issues and stigma.

Let's prioritize quality maternal care, robust tracking, and

Did you know?

Maternal mortality is 11x higher for disabled people, especially multi-marginalized disabled people!

We can counter this by passing the Black Maternal Health #Momnibus ! Call your reps!

50th in Maternal Healthcare is Not Pro-Life

Louisiana now bans vital drugs for maternal health to prevent abortions. This is not the recognition we need. I fought hard against this bill—prioritizing politics over mother's health is not pro-life. Credit to TODAY

“When pregnant, the cells of the baby migrate into the mothers bloodstream and then circle back into the baby, it’s called “fetal-maternal microchimerism”.⁠

For 41 weeks, the cells circulate and merge backwards and forwards, and after the baby is born, many of these cells stay

Henrietta Lacks born Loretta Pleasants has an ancestor with the last name Womack and that surname comes from the Patawomack tribe of VA. This is on her maternal side. #TheFinalChief