In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its Abortion care guideline, widening its scope to include ...

A groundbreaking standardised protocol for managing complex caesarean sections has been introduced by the FIGO Committee on ...

The International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IJGO) publishes articles on all aspects of basic and clinical research in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology and related subjects, with ...

Around the world, preterm birth persists as the primary contributor to neonatal and infant mortality. Further, those who survive preterm birth carry increased risk of short-term and long-term health ...

FIGO regularly issues statements and joint statements.

May 2019, FIGO released Guidelines to combat pre-eclampsia, and calls for all women to receive first-trimester screening. Read the Pre-eclampsia Guidelines here. 76,000 women and 500,000 babies die ...

Worldwide, the growing use of contraceptive methods has led to a reduction in maternal and infant mortality, improvements in socio-economic conditions and increased schooling for girls and women.

Each member society is committed to supporting FIGO's aim for women of the world to achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout ...

The project ended in India and Sri Lanka in December 2018, Nepal in June 2019, Kenya in September 2019, Tanzania in March 2020 and in Bangladesh in October 2020. Across 48 Referral Hospitals, the ...

In September 2022, FIGO’s Expert Advisory Group published a new training manual for fistula surgeons. The FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Manual, as well as additional module logbooks, performance-based ...