How War & Conflict Impact Pregnancy, Mothers and Children

Our hearts are broken for all the women and mothers living in war-torn countries.

As conflict escalates in the Gaza strip and tensions continue to rise in the Ukraine and other hotspots around the world…

An American Midwife In Uganda

Nicole Marie White is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) and activist who spent some time recently teaching and delivering babies in Uganda.

For more than a decade, Nicole has caught babies in a variety of settings, in various cities, and in…

The Other Side of The C-Section Story

There is often a focus on the need to reduce overuse of Cesarean Sections in the US. But here’s another side of the story we don’t hear enough about. 

In many developing countries, women who desperately need C-sections can’t get them. Sometimes it’s because…

Surgery for the World — Our Q&A with Dr. John Meara

When leaders in public health talk about eliminating disease and improving global health, they’re sometimes faced with conflicting challenges and barriers. 

That’s especially true when it comes to addressing the world’s surgical needs. We…

An Update from Uganda

One of our biggest grants goes to fund transportation programs in Uganda and just last month, we expanded that grant to be even bigger. 
Our grant now includes transportation for between 18000 and 20,000 women to access six visits to a birth center (four prenatal visits, a trip to the…