{"id":6443,"date":"2026-02-12T18:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/manchester\/?p=6443"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:03:52","slug":"birth-aid-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/manchester\/2026\/02\/12\/birth-aid-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth Aid in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6447\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/manchester\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_2381.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6447 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/manchester\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_2381-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/manchester\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_2381-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/manchester\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_2381.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Reid &#8211; and our President Fiona chairing the meeting from Spain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr Fiona Reid, consultant urogynaecologist, spoke at our February meeting. Fiona and colleagues established <a href=\"http:\/\/birth-aid.org.uk\">Birth Aid<\/a> in Uganda 15 years ago. The charity aims to improve the health and well-being of women by repairing injuries sustained during childbirth.\u00a0 Initially teams went to Uganda to carry out the procedures &#8211; now they provide training to local healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p>We were pleased to be able to give a donation to this very worthwhile charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Fiona Reid, consultant urogynaecologist, spoke at our February meeting. 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