What if we could eliminate maternal and neonatal death through integrated, sustainable interventions?
WE CAN
Our program collaborates with partners in regions of greatest need to increase access to and improve delivery of women's health services. These wide-ranging obstetric and gynecological services include family planning, maternity care, and identification of preexisting conditions that may hamper a healthy delivery such as malnutrition and obstetric fistula. We offer community education on the benefits of smaller families, childhood nutrition and a host of other maternal and child health subjects and our clinical research leads to better outcomes for mothers and children worldwide.
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Our Mission
To increase access to healthcare for women through delivery of safe clinical services in their communities, build capacity through mentorship and education, and foster collaborative research and continuous quality improvement
Unique Approach
clinical care
High quality antenatal care, safe deliveries and high quality post-natal care including immediate post-natal at Area 25 Health Centre and Kamuzu Central Hospital
Maternal waiting home at Area 25 Health Centre provides education, nutrition, support and women’s empowerment
Family planning services
Safe fistula and gynecologic surgery
Screening and referral for infertility, oncology, psychiatric illness, HIV and other emerging conditions
education & training
Bedside and didactic training of Malawian interns and registrars and US global health residents and fellows
Surgical and didactic training for fistula repair for Obstetrician Gynecologists and Clinical Officers
Pre-service (student) and in-service (intern) training of nurse midwives
Permaculture education and training-of-trainers for patients and staff
Mentored leadership training for all cadres of healthcare workers
Research & Improvement
Epidemiologic and prospective observational studies
Randomized and interventional clinical trials with outcomes of direct benefit to patient population
Advancement of fistula repair technique
Microbiome, metagenomics and genomics research
Permaculture impact assessment and community measured outcomes
Quality assurance and direct impact measures, site specific
community outreach
Hosting of HIV and other youth groups for support and education with kitchen and permaculture staff
Fistula awareness and advocacy - local, national and international
Permaculture training and community outreach
Women’s Health policy advocacy and community outreach
Malawi Health Advisory Committee for quality assurance and control
Community-based leadership training and mentorship
Where we work
Texas Children’s Global Maternal Health program works with multiple partners in Argentina, Colombia, and Malawi to provide integrated care, health professional training and research aimed at impacting health outcomes, and trains residents and fellows interested in contributing to improvement of women’s health throughout the world.
LEADERSHIP
Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief, Texas Children’s Hospital
Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Team
Director, Global Women’s Health Program and Global Women’s Health Fellowship, Texas Children’s Hospital
Vice Chair for Global Women’s Health and Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Ibezimako Enyeribe Iwuh, MBChB
Clinical Director, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health Centre of Excellence at Area 25 Health Centre
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Women’s Health Residency Training Program, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Country Director - Malawi, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Consultant Obstetrician Gynecologist, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health Centre of Excellence at Area 25 Health Centre
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Obstetric Fistula Surgeon, Freedom from Fistula Care Center at Bwaila Hospital, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Midwife Training Program, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health Centre of Excellence at Area 25 Health Centre
Midwifery Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine
Afshan Omar
Permaculture Program Director, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health Centre of Excellence at Area 25 Health Centre
Rachel Macleod, Midwife Educator at Area 25 Health Centre in Malawi, shares how she was able to find innovative ways to continue supporting her colleagues from afar after having to leave work and travel for health reasons.