We are pleased to announce the launch of FIGO’s first podcast series, which aims to disseminate clinical recommendations to obstetricians and gynaecologists to improve women and girls’ health outcomes around the globe.
In its 2015 Think Nutrition First Guidelines, FIGO endorsed the World Health Organization's recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life. FIGO's new statement – Harnessing the golden hour: breastfeeding recommended within first hour of life – reiterates this fact and highlights the protective and life-saving interv
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Honduras is one of the few countries in the world that still has a total ban on abortion. This ban has been further intensified by the introduction of a constitutional reform that seeks to prevent any type of decriminalisation in the future.
Currently, women and girls in Honduras live under a serious threat. If they decide to have an abortion, they must do so clandestinely and often unsafely – even if they have been raped or motherhood poses a risk to their life – and they risk going to jail for up to 10 years.