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“Friends of women” hospitals awarded with the Pink Sticker

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If Italy ranks 63rd on the Gender Gap issue, as noted by the World Economic Forum 2021, at the bottom of Europe in terms of gender equality, there is good news. At least on health. In fact, the Italian hospitals “Friends of women” rise to 354, that is, committed to the promotion of gender medicine for the two-year period 2022-2023. Attention rewarded every year with the assignment of the “Pink Stamp” of the Onda Foundation, the National Observatory on women’s and gender health. Lombardy is confirmed as the region with the highest number of hospitals with “Pink Stamp”: there are 75.

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Compared to the previous two-year period, the number of awarded hospitals has increased: from 335 to 354. In addition to the numerical growth, there is an improvement in the quality of services: the hospitals that have obtained the highest recognition (three stamps) have in fact increased from 96 in the last Call to 107 of this edition; 172 structures received two stamps and 75 one stamp. This year Onda then paid particular attention to the issue of perineal lesions during childbirth which, explains the Foundation, “pathologies affect about 85% of women who give birth, with 3% reporting perineal lesions of III or IV degree. “. Precisely to raise awareness on the issue, Onda has decided to assign special mentions to the 30 structures that stand out for their commitment in the field of prevention and management of perineal trauma related to the birth event. Also in this case the Region with the highest number of awarded structures is Lombardy.

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“The new recognition by Onda – he commented Claudio Crescini, vice president of Aogoi, Italian Hospital Obstetricians Gynecologists Association – it is not only a certification of merit but it is a stimulus for all operators to realize what scientific research and the clinic suggest to do for the protection of the perineum before, during and after childbirth ” .

“The 354 awarded hospitals constitute a network for the exchange of experiences and virtuous practices. For the population it represents the opportunity to choose the most suitable place of care for their needs, as well as to benefit from free services on the occasion of days dedicated to specific pathologies “, he has declared Francesca Merzagora, President of the Onda Foundation.

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The evaluation of the hospitals and the assignment of the Pink Stamps was carried out through an application questionnaire consisting of over 400 questions. A special Advisory Board, chaired by Walter Ricciardi, professor of Hygiene and Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Rome, validated the stamps obtained by the hospitals. For Ricciardi “the Pink Stamps are a concrete sign of the attention that medicine, health care and assistance give to women trying to practice modern medicine, aware of the complexity that gender specificity requires”.

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Three evaluation criteria taken into consideration, the presence of: clinical specialties that treat health problems typically female and transversal to the two genders that require different paths, typology and appropriateness of diagnostic-therapeutic paths and clinical-assistance services from a gender multidisciplinary perspective -oriented, the offer of services relating to the reception of users in the hospitalization of the woman in support of diagnostic-therapeutic paths (volunteers, cultural mediation and social assistance) and finally the level of preparation of the hospital for the management of victims of violence physical and verbal.

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To find out about the participating hospitals in your region and get more information on the services offered, dates, times and booking methods, you can consult the website www.bollinirosa.it.

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