Texas Children's Global Health Maternal Health
What if we could eliminate maternal and neonatal death through integrated, sustainable interventions?
WE CAN
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Our Mission
To increase access to healthcare for women through delivery of safe clinical services in their communities, build capacity through mentorship and education, and foster collaborative research and continuous quality improvement
Unique Approach
Clinical Care
- High quality antenatal care, safe deliveries and high quality post-natal care including immediate post-natal at Area 25 Health Centre and Kamuzu Central Hospital
- Maternal waiting home at Area 25 Health Centre provides education, nutrition, support and women’s empowerment
- Family planning services
- Safe fistula and gynecologic surgery
- Screening and referral for infertility, oncology, psychiatric illness, HIV and other emerging conditions
Education and Training
- Bedside and didactic training of Malawian interns and registrars and US global health residents and fellows
- Surgical and didactic training for fistula repair for Obstetrician Gynecologists and Clinical Officers
- Pre-service (student) and in-service (intern) training of nurse midwives
- Permaculture education and training-of-trainers for patients and staff
- Mentored leadership training for all cadres of healthcare workers
Research and Improvement
- Epidemiologic and prospective observational studies
- Randomized and interventional clinical trials with outcomes of direct benefit to patient population
- Advancement of fistula repair technique
- Microbiome, metagenomics and genomics research
- Permaculture impact assessment and community measured outcomes
- Quality assurance and direct impact measures, site specific
Community Outreach
- Hosting of HIV and other youth groups for support and education with kitchen and permaculture staff
- Fistula awareness and advocacy - local, national and international
- Permaculture training and community outreach
- Women’s Health policy advocacy and community outreach
- Malawi Health Advisory Committee for quality assurance and control
- Community-based leadership training and mentorship
Where We Work
Texas Children’s Global Maternal Health program works with multiple partners in Argentina, Colombia, and Malawi to provide integrated care, health professional training and research aimed at impacting health outcomes, and trains residents and fellows interested in contributing to improvement of women’s health throughout the world.
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Leadership & Team
Leadership
Mark A. Wallace
Texas Children's Hospital - Chief Executive Officer
Debra F. Sukin, MHA, PhD, FACHE
Texas Children's Hospital - President
Michael A. Belfort, MD, PhD
Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief, Texas Children’s Hospital
Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Team
Jeffrey P. Wilkinson, MD
Director, Global Women’s Health Program and Global Women’s Health Fellowship, Texas Children’s Hospital
Vice Chair for Global Women’s Health and Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Ibezimako Enyeribe Iwuh, MBChB
Clinical Director, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health Centre of Excellence at Area 25 Health Centre
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Rajab Bakari, MBChB
Director, Women’s Health Residency Training Program, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Ronald Mataya, MD
Country Director - Malawi, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine
Chikondi Chiweza, MMed
Consultant Obstetrician Gynecologist, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health Centre of Excellence at Area 25 Health Centre
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Ennet Chipungu, MBChB
Obstetric Fistula Surgeon, Freedom from Fistula Care Center at Bwaila Hospital, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Rachel A. J. Macleod
Midwife Training Program, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health Centre of Excellence at Area 25 Health Centre
Midwifery Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine
Afshan Omar
Permaculture Program Director, Texas Children’s Global Women’s Health Centre of Excellence at Area 25 Health Centre
Featured Stories
Through partnership with FIGO, Texas Children’s is helping women and girls fight obstetric fistula
With generous philanthropic support, Texas Children’s has partnered with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) to help provide life-altering surgery to the millions of women worldwide who suffer with obstetric fistula.
Texas Children’s Global Health partners in Malawi plant and distribute seedlings for Earth Day
Texas Children’s Global Health partners at the Area 25 Health Centre in Malawi planted giant bamboo seedlings in its permaculture garden to recognize Earth Day, and to celebrate the lasting connections between human and environmental health.
Working in Lockdown
Rachel Macleod, Midwife Educator at Area 25 Health Centre in Malawi, shares how she was able to find innovative ways to continue supporting her colleagues from afar after having to leave work and travel for health reasons.
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