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.