News

Pregnant women struggle to find support, stability after displacement from Tigray Region in Ethiopia

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UNFPA is helping to urgently recruit midwives and provide emergency supplies to support safe childbirth for displaced pregnant women. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Salwa Moussa
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As global cases of COVID-19 hit grim milestones and exacerbate other crises, UNFPA strengthens resolve to save lives

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Midwife Prasansa Budha Lama examines a new mother and baby on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. During lockdown, UNFPA-supported midwives provided telecounselling and helpline services, communicating with pregnant and postpartum women via social networks and messaging apps. © UNFPA Nepal
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Updates

United States pledges $32.5 million to uplift women and girls around the world

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In 2016, Rima was the 5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan
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News

Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry

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A midwife at the Communal Medical Centre in Matam wraps newborns in warm blankets. © UNFPA Guinea
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News

2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

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In pandemic times, midwives around the world like Selina Akter in Bangladesh helped deliver a safer world. Image courtesy of Selina Akter
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Publication date

Dec 2020

Author

Andrea Nove, Ingrid K Friberg, Luc de Bernis, Fran McConville, Allisyn C Moran, Maria Najjemba, Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Sally Tracy, Caroline SE Homer

Resources

Infographic on Impact of Midwives Study

This infographic highlights key findings from a new study led by UNFPA, WHO and the International Confederation of Midwives, published in the Lancet Global Health on 1 December 2020. The study discusses the potential impact of increasing coverage rates of midwife delivered interventions in preventing and saving millions of maternal and newborn lives, unsafe abortions and still births.

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For one breast cancer survivor in Gaza Strip, a journey of hardship and hope

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A festival is held in Gaza to raise awareness about breast cancer and encourage screenings and treatment. Image courtesy of Culture and Free Thought Association.
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Video

UNFPA Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund

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UNFPA Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund

UNFPA Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF) is UNFPA’s flagship programme for improving maternal and newborn health and well-being. That Thematic Fund is supported by donors committed to making childbirth safer for all women, girls and newborns. These efforts encompass the UNFPA Midwifery Global Programme, Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care development, as well as Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response, the Campaign to End Fistula.

News

Mobile clinics treat reproductive cancers in along Ukraine’s contact line

calendar_today30 October 2020

Dr. Kyslytsia and Dr. Ieriomin stand in front of the mobile clinic they use to travel to remote and conflict-affected communities. © UNFPA Ukraine
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News

Midwives on the front lines working to reverse Afghanistan’s high maternal death rate

calendar_today21 October 2020

A midwife takes a woman's blood pressure at a family health house in rural Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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