Respectful Maternity Care: What Is It and How Do We Achieve It?


January 1, 2019

Mistreatment in childbirth violates the fundamental obligation of a health system to provide support and healing in childbirth, can cause lasting emotional trauma, and goes against our Christian calling to provide compassionate care. What is driving mistreatment during childbirth, one of the most important times a woman needs...

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“ICM Partners with Churches to Help Bring Family Planning to Families in Need “


January 1, 2019

International Care Ministries (ICM) integrates family planning into its Transform project to lift families in the Philippines out of poverty. Nurse Mylin Rendoque is happy to help families with family planning and believes that it aligns closely with her Christian values. “Being a parent is a great gift...

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Case Studies for Year 1 …and the Churches Health Association of Zambia


January 1, 2019

Engaging Church leaders as advocates for family planning in Zambia

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Pastoral Letter on teenage pregnancies from Church of Uganda,


January 1, 2019

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda released two letters on family health issues in March 2019. This letter addresses teenage pregnancies, including the negative impact on girls’ education and the dangers of pregnancy to the adolescent body. The letter encourages youth to abstain from sexual relations, encourages...

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