Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023

01 May 2023

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Fifth Global Midwifery Symposium

07 May - 11 May 2023

Cape Town, South Africa

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Global Call to Action & Commitment

International Day of the Midwife 2024

05 May 2024

Global

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News

From cyclones to safe births, midwives stay and deliver in Madagascar

Midwife Marie Nancy Christiane holds newborn baby Noelia after helping to deliver her in a UNFPA emergency maternity tent in Mananjary, in Madagascar’s southeastern Vatovavy region. © UNFPA/Tsiry Fy-Tia Solofomihanta
  • 08 June 2022
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News

Empowering and investing in midwives could save millions of lives each year

Midwives in Morocco, like Amina Al Ammari, played a critical role in responding to the pandemic while also tending to pregnant women, new mothers and newborns. © UNFPA Morocco
  • 04 May 2022
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Statement

Global health systems must invest in midwives

05 May 2022

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Statement

Trust the evidence: invest in midwives

05 May 2021

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Statement

Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

05 May 2020

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News

Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

The pandemic has introduced danger and uncertainty to the start of motherhood. Clockwise from top left: © UNFPA DRC, © China Maternal and Child Health Association, © Ethiopian Midwives Association, © UNFPA Honduras, © ZHIAN health organization, © Vojislav Gushevski, © UNFPA Albania
  • 04 May 2020
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News

No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

Najiba works in one of the hardest-to-reach, poorest areas of Bamyan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 03 May 2019
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