This study examined the stigma associated with abortion in Colombia by looking at official and non-official quantitative sources, as well as public opinion on social media. The results indicated that abortion stigma is rooted in traditional gender roles in Colombia.
This brief aims to provide an overview of MHPSS perinatal mental health in emergency response, present relevant resources, suggestions for improving collaboration and provision of perinatal mental health, examples of service delivery collaboration, and culminate with a call to action to progress momentum for perinatal mental health.
Published on 9 May 2023, this situation report by UNFPA lays out the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs and gaps that have emerged in the early days from the humanitarian emergency in Sudan.
UNHCR's Operational Data Portal on the Sudan Situation provides up-to-date statistics on newly arrived refugees, asylum seekers, returnees and internally displaced persons as a result of the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
This document is CARE International's Rapid Gender Analysis Policy Brief: Sudan Conflict Response, released on 10 May 2023.
OCHA's Flash Report on the emergency in Sudan, providing an overview of the humanitarian situation, needed funding and data from the ground. Last updated: 10 May 2023.
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) continue to be two of the three leading direct causes of maternal death in low- and middle-income countries. This survey looks at the status of national programs addressing PPH and HDP in 31 countries and shares detailed findings of the analysis and key messages in the technical brief.
Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights Organization Sierra Leone (WHRRO) is a women-led, community-based non-governmental organization that was founded in 2013.
This research highlights results from surveys and in-depth interviews conducted with maternal and child healthcare providers in Afghanistan to explore their perceptions of changes in working conditions, quality of care, and health outcomes since the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
These materials are designed for use by clinical trainers conducting brief face-to-face refresher training workshops on uterine evacuation with medications and manual vacuum aspiration (MVA). The target audience for these trainings is healthcare workers who will provide first-trimester uterine evacuation in crisis settings and have previous experience with intrauterine procedures including MVA.
This unit explains why uterine evacuation is an essential part of reproductive health services in crisis settings; explores comfort levels in discussing, advocating, and providing uterine evacuation services; and reviews the current abortion law in the setting and how it relates to what and how services are provided.
This unit explains the various uterine evacuation options and why manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) and medical methods are especially useful in crisis settings; the safety, effectiveness, and possible complications of MVA and medical methods; and the importance of uterine evacuation with MVA as a backup to uterine evacuation with medications. Additionally, it reviews medical eligibility for select methods of postabortion contraception; how to provide method options counseling and contraceptive counseling, and how to obtain informed consent prior to uterine evacuation.