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Bonded for life: A UNFPA-supported midwifery student in Gaza delivers her own baby sister

Raneen’s midwifery training helped her deliver her own baby sister during an emergency in Gaza. © UNFPA Palestine

29 June 2023

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Maternal Health Analysis of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas

Number of pages: 27

Publication date: 12 Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women, PAHO, NBEC

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“They have to fight”: People of African descent face deadly, systemic racism and sexism in health sectors across the Americas, UNFPA reports

Dr. Palmer talks with a UNFPA staff member outside the clinic in La Palma, where she makes visits once per month to women in underserved indigenous communities. © UNFPA Costa Rica

12 July 2023

Press Release

Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds

12 July 2023

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“I want my baby safe, this is all I need.” Supporting women and girls in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha tears a path of destruction

Women from the village of Say Thamar Kyi receive health care and reproductive health services at a mobile clinic operating in areas affected by Cyclone Mocha, in Rakhine state. © UNFPA Myanmar

03 July 2023

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In Port Sudan, UNFPA helps ensure safe birth for women and girls fleeing violence in Khartoum

A team at the Port Sudan Teaching Hospital assists Omnia in delivering by Caesarean section, just a week after she arrived in the city having fled violence and insecurity in Khartoum. © UNFPA/Sufian Adbulmouty

30 June 2023

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Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022

Not one woman died while giving birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp in 2022 – representing a remarkable achievement. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren

10 April 2023

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Births don’t stop during a crisis: How one woman went into labour as Cyclone Freddy slammed into Madagascar

Georgette and Freddy wait to be seen at the Maroalakely health centre, where UNFPA staff also helped to register the baby for a birth certificate. © UNFPA/Jean Martin

13 April 2023

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After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen

Aydah Mohamed takes care of newborns in the neonatal department of the UNFPA-supported Al Shaab Hospital in Aden, Yemen. ©UNFPA/Ala’a Aldoly

31 March 2023

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“Midwives are the bridge”: Educator Duncan Shikuku on helping maternal health providers ease women’s fears and save lives

Midwives educated to international standards, who are licensed, regulated, fully integrated into health systems and working in interprofessional teams can help avoid about two thirds of all maternal and newborn deaths. © UNFPA Kenya

01 March 2023

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