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UNFPA research reveals that nearly a third of all women in developing countries become mothers during adolescence

05 July 2022

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Mid-term evaluation of the Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Phase III 2018-2022

Mid-term evaluation of the Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Phase III 2018-2022

Resource date: 25 Jul 2022

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News

With emergency obstetric care elusive, pregnant women in Yemen face tragic consequences

A pregnant woman in an internally displaced persons camp in Aden Governorate, Yemen. Because of funding cuts, UNFPA – the leading provider of reproductive health services in the country – has had to scale back operations by 25 per cent so far this year. Of the 1.3 million women who will give birth in 2022, an estimated 195,000 will develop complications requiring life-saving medical assistance. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 15 June 2022
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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

Three women, three stories: Picking up the pieces of lives broken by obstetric fistula

Pemba (in yellow top) and other patients with senior surgeon Dr. Lucien Wasingya Kasereka of FisPro DRC, a UNFPA partner that treats women with obstetric fistula. © FisPro DRC
  • 18 May 2022
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News

Family health houses save lives, employ women, in rural Afghanistan

Midwife Laila Amini checks on a mother and newborn at the Arkalik Village Family Health House. Photo Image courtesy of AADA.
  • 13 May 2022
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News

5 things you might not know about obstetric fistula

Skilled health professionals and timely, quality emergency obstetric care can help prevent the devastating childbirth injury of obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Mozambique
  • 16 May 2022
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Publication

Preventing Harm and Healing Wounds

Publication date: 07 Jun 2011

Resources

Mending Torn Lives

Resource date: 2011

Mending Torn Lives

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