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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kurdistan Regional government, Iraq (HESR) in London. The MoU aims to improve maternal and neonatal healthcare in the Kurdistan Region, through education and clinical standards setting.

Researchers from Boston University School of medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that patients who disclose intimate partner violence (IPV) to their clinicians of any type did not experience serious harm. However, those who disclosed IPV in a primary care or obstetrics/gynecology setting received the most benefit.