EN ES FR AR

Donate

Publisher

UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women, PAHO, NBEC

Publication date

Jul 2023

Number of pages

Publication

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

News

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

calendar_today12 July 2023

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

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

calendar_today12 July 2023

News

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

calendar_today03 July 2023

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

News

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

calendar_today30 June 2023

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

News

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

calendar_today10 April 2023

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

News

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

calendar_today13 April 2023

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

Click on one section to learn more about it

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

calendar_today31 March 2023

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

News

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

calendar_today01 March 2023

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

Subscribe to Maternal Health

Leaders and Advocates

Funding and impact

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Midwifery

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

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

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

Related Content

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

Related Content

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

Related Content

Related topics

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

Related Content

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

Related Content

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

Related Content

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

Related Content

Midwifery

Featured content

Related topics

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

Related Content

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

Related Content