S1E6 - Obstetrics in the Phillipines; Podstetrics X Halad to Health Part 2
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Hello lovely humans! In this episode we talk to Vera and Charity - Vera coordinates volunteer missions from Australia to the Phillipines and Charity is a Nursing student who runs volunteer missions in the Phillipines. We discuss the rising rates of teenage pregnancy in rural Phillipines, the models of obstetrics care and the access and role of contraception in the community. We end the episode talking through the benefits of volunteering and what it brings to a community!
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