Program Life for Africa

ABSTRACT Life for Africa is an international cooperation program that was developed by Matres Mundi International. It aims to improve the critical situation of maternal and infant health in Africa by improving the number and training of health professionals, particularly in the area of the maternal and infant health. The program, which is sponsored by the majority of the international societies of perinatal medicine (the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, the World Association of Perinatal Medicine, etc.), consists of the creation of an International School of Perinatal Medicine for Africa and a Reference Hospital for Mothers and Children in Addis Abeba, capital of the African Union. This paper will discuss the reasons in favor of this project and will describe the details and the current situation. It will also provide information about the ‘exploratory mission’ that several members of Matres Mundi and the international societies made to Addis Abeba.

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Professionally responsible advocacy for women and children first during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance from World Association of Perinatal Medicine and International Academy of Perinatal Medicine

Journal of Perinatal Medicine ◽

10.1515/jpm-2020-0329 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (9) ◽

pp. 867-873

Author(s):

Frank A. Chervenak ◽

Laurence B. McCullough ◽

Amos Grünebaum ◽

Eran Bornstein ◽

Cihat Sen ◽

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Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Low Income ◽

Ethical Framework ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Ethical Challenges ◽

Perinatal Medicine ◽

World Association ◽

Women And Children ◽

Children First ◽

International Academy

AbstractThe goal of perinatal medicine is to provide professionally responsible clinical management of the conditions and diagnoses of pregnant, fetal, and neonatal patients. The New York Declaration of the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, “Women and children First – or Last?” was directed toward the ethical challenges of perinatal medicine in middle-income and low-income countries. The global COVID-19 pandemic presents common ethical challenges in all countries, independent of their national wealth. In this paper the World Association of Perinatal Medicine provides ethics-based guidance for professionally responsible advocacy for women and children first during the COVID-19 pandemic. We first present an ethical framework that explains ethical reasoning, clinically relevant ethical principles and professional virtues, and decision making with pregnant patients and parents. We then apply this ethical framework to evidence-based treatment and its improvement, planned home birth, ring-fencing obstetric services, attendance of spouse or partner at birth, and the responsible management of organizational resources. Perinatal physicians should focus on the mission of perinatal medicine to put women and children first and frame-shifting when necessary to put the lives and health of the population of patients served by a hospital first.

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How Education can help Solve Huge Perinatal Problems in Africa

Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1296 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 292-295

Author(s):

José M Carrera

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Obstet Gynecol ◽

Infant Health ◽

Technical Training ◽

Perinatal Medicine ◽

The Poor ◽

The People ◽

Maternal And Infant Health

ABSTRACT We begin this article stating the dramatic situation of perinatal medicine in Africa. Then we revise the problems derived from the poor education of the population regarding reproductive health, the limited number of maternal and infant health professionals and their lack of technical training. We especially focus on the problems of standardizing the use of ultrasound in obstetrics and perinatal medicine. Finally, we insist on the role of education for professionals and for the people in general, as a tool to improve perinatal results. How to cite this article Carrera JM. How Education can help Solve Huge Perinatal Problems in Africa. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013;7(3):292-295.

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