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As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

calendar_today05 May 2019

As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

This International Day of the Midwife, meet Adelaide, a midwife in Mozambique who delivered life-saving care to mothers and newborns as Cyclone Idai lashed at her maternity centre. As waters rose and the roof threatened to collapse, she delivered four babies.

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$50 provides 10 clean delivery kits, containing simple items that save lives.
$165 pays for 5 women to give birth in clinical settings, under skilled care.
$250 provides emergency medical care to 5 pregnant women in humanitarian settings.

Publication date

Dec 2018

Resources

UN resolution on fistula 2018 (A/RES/73/147)

The Resolution calls upon States and the international community to accelerate actions to end fistula and reiterates the need for urgent efforts and significantly increased investment to improve maternal health by addressing sexual and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.

The document further  outlines key recommendations and actions, and calls for the development of a Global Road Map to End Fistula within a decade.

Publication date

Jul 2018

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UN report on obstetric fistula 2018 (A/73/285)

The United Nations Secretary-General report outlines efforts made by the international community at the global, regional and national levels to end obstetric fistula, and offers recommendations to intensify those efforts with a human rights-based approach.

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No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

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Najiba works in one of the hardest-to-reach, poorest areas of Bamyan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Reaching pregnant women at risk from conflict in Maguindanao, Philippines

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Eight months pregnant and mother of six, Nadia Muson and her family were within earshot of the armed conflict in their municipality of Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. © UNFPA Philippines/ Rochelle Yu
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Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years

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It's not your mother's motherhood. © UNFPA/Bruno Feder
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With coffee ceremony and midwives, mums get a happy start in rural Ethiopia

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Fikre Molla was happy to receive professional care before, during and after childbirth, without having to forgo traditions. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Case Studies on Strengthening Midwifery Services to Avert Maternal and Newborn Deaths

Publication date

Feb 2019

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

20

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The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Case Studies on Strengthening Midwifery Services to Avert Maternal and Newborn Deaths

These three midwifery case studies from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and South Sudan document the significant catalytic impact the Maternal Health Thematic Fund has had in comprehensively strengthening midwifery education, associations, regulations and policy in an integrated manner.

This has generated additional national and donor interest and commitment, thereby bringing financial stability and sustainability. It is also influencing national scale-up of midwifery programmes in several countries.

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Joint operation rescues hundreds from Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique

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The firefighters were deployed a month ago by the Government of Brazil to help victims of Cyclone Idai. Image courtesy of Bombeiros do Brasil
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