In global health, numbers often reflect need. But sometimes, they reflect hope.

On 5 October 2025, the global maternal health community came together at the FIGO 2025 World Congress to launch and celebrate ...

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of FIGO Paris 2023’s world leading scientific programme. Submit your abstract paper or session proposal by 21 November 2022 (23:59 UTC). It is now just one year ...

FIGO regularly issues evidenced-based position statements and joint statements on the key issues of women's health and rights.

Drew LB, Ruder B, Schwartz DA. (2022). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in Africa - Public Health, Anthropological, and Medical Perspectives. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

The XXV FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics closed today in Cape Town, South Africa, after four and a half ...

After a rigorous selection process, Montréal was chosen as the host city for the FIGO World Congress 2027, recognised for its ...

The FIGO Elections took place today, during the second day of the 2025 General Assembly celebrated as part of XXV FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Cape Town. We are pleased to ...

This document complements FIGO’s Statement – Childbirth: A Bill of Rights – by providing an ethical framework for respectful maternity care during pregnancy and childbirth. Together with the bill of ...

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a devastating but preventable condition that affects mothers and their children around the world. PPH occurs when a mother has serious bleeding after giving birth. When ...

FIGO and IJGO are pleased to announce the publication of the “Effective and simple interventions to improve outcomes for preterm infants worldwide: The FIGO PremPrep-5 initiative”. This paper was ...

According to recent figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 13 million babies are born preterm each year, accounting for more than 10% of all live births worldwide. With over one ...