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Created by the FIGO the Committee on Well Woman Health Care, the Well Women Care Advice Wheel highlights 11 key areas we should focus on in order to support women’s and girls’ wellness across their life course.
It also recognise the direct impact of climate change has on all areas of preventive health, and how it disproportionally affect vulnerable communities, putting women’s health and rights at serious risk.
FIGO Well Women Care Advice Wheel
The FIGO Pregnancy Passport is a useful tool for women and their healthcare providers to mitigate health risks following pregnancy complications. It was developed in 2023 by members of the FIGO Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy on Long-term Health.
FIGO pregnancy passport
How does it work?
The FIGO Nutrition Checklist is a brief nutritional questionnaire, developed in 2015 by members of the FIGO Initiative on Adolescent, Preconception and Maternal Nutrition. Since its original launch, it has been further developed and promoted by FIGO’s Com
The FIGO Nutrition Checklist
The war in Ukraine poses extreme risks to civilians, in particular to women and children. More than 2.5 million people have been displaced by the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. This figure could rise to as many as 4 million. Among these are around 80,000 women expected to give birth in the next three months.
FIGO calls for donations to support women giving birth in Ukraine and surrounding countries
Health System Strengthening and Respectful Care
This document complements FIGO’s Statement – Childbirth: A Bill of Rights – and highlights the need for global health system strengthening efforts and the importance of respectful care.
A Model for Safe Childbirth
This document complements FIGO’s Statement – Childbirth: A Bill of Rights – by providing a model for safe childbirth. Together with the bill of rights, it will help to power Sustainable Development Goals 3.1 and 3.2, which aim to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births and end preventable deaths of children and newborns by 2030.
Childbirth: A Bill of Rights
This FIGO Statement sets out a bill of rights for childbirth. It has been produced by obstetrics and gynaecology professional membership organisations, led by FIGO, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in collaboration with national public health organisations and charities.
Ethical Framework for Respectful Maternity Care During Pregnancy and Childbirth
This document complements FIGO’s Statement – Childbirth: A Bill of Rights – by providing an ethical framework for respectful maternity care during pregnancy and childbirth.
International Women’s Health Organisations Recognise World Patient Safety Day
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You can still sign on to this statement as an individual or organisation.
We are delighted to announce the FIGO Nutrition Checklist won the regional competition in the HSE-HIHI Spark Ignite awards!
FIGO's Nutrition Checklist wins semi-final at the HSE-HIHI Spark Ignite awards