Whether an MSF project is a response to an emergency or longer-term, reproductive health activities will very often be a component. In 2011, MSF held more than 821,000 antenatal consultations and assisted in 192,000 deliveries, including by Caesarean section. MSF medical teams also provided prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) treatment to 10,500 HIV-positive pregnant women and care for sexual violence-related injuries to more than 14,000 patients. Additionally, a number of MSF programs offer specialist obstetric repair surgery for women with vaginal fistula.

As an OB/GYN on an MSF mission, your clinical skills and resourcefulness will be put to the test because the health care infrastructure in most of the countries and regions we work in may have fallen apart. As an MSF doctor, you will not be facing this adversity alone, as other MSF team members, both international and national staff, will provide technical back-up, including extensive guidelines and protocols.