by Barbara May Foundation | Oct 15, 2021 | News and Articles
October 15 is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day observed for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, and the death of a newborn. Pregnancy loss is defined differently around the world, but in Australia...
by Barbara May Foundation | Oct 15, 2021 | News and Articles
Mille – Afar, Ethiopia – “When I had fistula, I never thought I would be able to have a normal life anymore or even get pregnant again,” said 32-week pregnant Fatuma Hamad at the Barbara May Maternity Hospital in Afar Region. Fatuma’s first delivery...
by Barbara May Foundation | Sep 28, 2021 | News and Articles
On September 23, 80 guests joined BMF Director, Richard Browning, BMF Ambassador Dr Geoff Kelsey and great friend of the Foundation’s, Margaret Hounslow, at Customs House in Brisbane to meet Dr Andrew Browning and hear about the maternal health and fistula repair work...
by Barbara May Foundation | Aug 31, 2021 | News and Articles
The Archbishop of Sydney’s Anglican Aid (Anglican Aid), together with the Barbara May Foundation (BMF) has announced a fundraising partnership which raises money towards better outcomes for pregnant women and mothers in sub-Saharan Africa. READ THE PRESS RELEASE...
by Barbara May Foundation | Aug 10, 2021 | News and Articles
It seems extraordinary that 2021 marks two decades since Catherine Hamlin’s book The Hospital by the River was published, introducing millions in the West to the distressing realities of obstetric fistula. The author of A Doctor in Africa, Andrew Browning, has...
by Barbara May Foundation | Jul 27, 2021 | News and Articles
Double your donation power! * Update 29/7/21: We have now reached the value of $10,000, donation matching has now been extended to $15,000. The amount total amount of $30,000 will fund 150 safe births and 75 fistula repair operations. A wonderful friend of the...