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Midwives lost to COVID-19

calendar_today04 May 2020

https://youtu.be/V5a4xY26Hiw

This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

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Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

calendar_today04 May 2020

https://youtu.be/_wJAn09Kok0

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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

calendar_today04 May 2020

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

Publication date

Sep 2019

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UNFPA

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Responding to the Challenge of Non-communicable Diseases

This brief covers UNFPA's work on addressing non-communicable diseases, primarily the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer and giving attention to adolescent and maternal health.

This brief comes as part of UNFPA's membership on the UN Interagency Task Force on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.

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Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

calendar_today14 April 2020

“I will not succumb to short-lived challenges and give up,” says Dawit Mequanint, a midwife in Ethiopia. © Ethiopian Midwives Association

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Infection-control supplies delivered to Viet Nam maternal health facilities amid COVID-19 pandemic

calendar_today13 April 2020

Front-line health workers are particularly at risk of being exposed to the virus. © UNFPA Viet Nam

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jul 2020

Resources

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

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Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

calendar_today08 April 2020

In pandemic-affected Madaripur, midwife Selina Akter delivered a baby girl. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

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Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

calendar_today07 April 2020

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Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed

calendar_today14 February 2020

Khadija Bahzad holds a baby she delivered in Marrakech. Ms. Bahzad is a midwifery trainer, strengthening the skills of other midwives in the country. © UNFPA

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Midwives lost to COVID-19

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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

Responding to the Challenge of Non-communicable Diseases

Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

Infection-control supplies delivered to Viet Nam maternal health facilities amid COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed

Midwives lost to COVID-19

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