Dr Saxton's Radiology Training Courses
Your course fees will make a life-changing impact for women in Africa.
Find out more below!
Meet Hilda
When Hilda was still a teenager, she tried to give birth at home in her village. After days without any healthcare, she developed a devastating birthing injury – an obstetric fistula*.
*Obstetric fistula is a severe injury which leaves a woman incontinent. In Australia these injuries are prevented by a caesarean section during an obstructed labour. This intervention is often unavailable to many women in remote and poor regions and they can labour for up to 10 days causing terrible injury, usually a stillborn child, and in the worst cases, death. Often women go untreated for years, suffering ongoing pain, degradation and isolation.
There are estimated to be more than 1 million women living with this humiliating condition across Africa.
The good news is, obstetric fistula injuries are both preventable and curable.
Your course fees will make a difference for more women like Hilda.
Did you know, globally, every single day...
women die trying to give birth
more suffer a birthing injury
Thanks to the generosity of Dr Saxton
Your course fees will support:
Maternity Hospitals
Building and running safe, fully equipped maternity hospitals, ensuring women can access safe, skilled care during pregnancy and labour/delivery.
Fistula Treatment
Treating women suffering with obstetric fistula injuries, while training more surgeons in this specialised field.
Doctor and Midwife Training
Equipping and upskilling local doctors, nurses, midwives and fistula surgeons ensures better care for women across Africa – for the long term.
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Thank you for enabling women in Africa to give birth safely.
About the Barbara May Foundation
We are an Australian not-for-profit partnering with local organisations in Africa, to treat and prevent obstetric fistula injuries, through providing safe maternal healthcare and fistula treatment, free of charge to those who need it most.
Learn more about where we work, read about Dr Andrew Browning AM, one of the world’s leading fistula surgeons, and find out how you can help.
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