One of the most severe conditions that a mother can suffer is having an obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula is a condition in which is a hole forms either between the rectum and the vagina or between the bladder and the vagina, causing the feces or urine to pass through uncontrollably.  This is often the result of prolonged [...]

In the past three weeks, Saving Mothers’ Team members, Danielle Peress and Nichole Young-Lin, distributed a total of 40 birthing kits to comadronas (traditional midwives) in Guatemala. The program started off with a birthing kit distribution and training meeting on January 7th. Fifteen comadronas attended the meeting and received Saving Mothers’ birthing kits, which contain [...]

Today, Dr. Taraneh Shirazian presented Saving Mothers’ programs at the 19th FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics. This week, over 6,000 obstetrician gynecologists from around the world gathered in Cape Town, South Africa to participate in scientific lectures, presentations and workshops that covered an array of women’s health issues.
Dr. Shirazian’s speech stressed the importance [...]

Saving Mothers’ team of obstetrician-gynecologists spent the past week in rural Guatemala, marking the start of Saving Mothers’ new POWHER (Providing Outreach in Women’s Health and Educational Resources) program.
On the ground, our team provided general obstetric and gynecological care to the women in the community. When a 44 year-old woman came into the clinic with [...]