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Nepal’s first midwives waiting in the wings to save women’s lives

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A new midwifery programme aims to elevate the profession – and save mothers. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

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Lena Towai with her newborn son. They have been living at a displacement camp in East Pokot County since August 2017. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

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Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

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A safe pregnancy is every woman’s right: Midwifery care saves lives in Myanmar

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Ngun Hlei survived a serious pregnancy complication, thanks to her midwife. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming

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In Bangladesh’s tea gardens, saving mothers and newborns

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Anjana rests with her newborn baby in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. Both mother and baby survived an obstructed labour, thanks to the intervention of a midwife. © CIPRB/Animesh Biswas

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Cambodian midwives hone skills to save lives

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UNFPA-supported trainings are enabling midwives to provide emergency obstetric and newborn care. © UNFPA Cambodia

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Pregnancy complications take one woman from island paradise to nightmare at sea

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Aisha Tiro Bahero nearly died from pregnancy-related complications at her home on a tropical island off the coast of Kenya. © UNFPA/Douglas Waudo

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Stunning plunge in maternal deaths recorded in Maldives

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Joint UN estimates indicate the Maldives has seen a 90 per cent decline in maternal mortality since 1990. © UNFPA/Shahina Ali

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No place too far: Midwives deployed to far-flung villages in Myanmar

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Midwife Daw Aye Myint visits the home of a new mother for a postpartum check-up in the remote region of Magway. © UNFPA Myanmar

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A new mobile app brings the digital revolution to adolescent maternal care in Uganda

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Team GetIN members (left to right) Hope Kirabo, Busingye Joshua, Gift Mbabazi and Donald Rukanga during a field visit to Kanungu district. © UNFPA Uganda

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Nepal’s first midwives waiting in the wings to save women’s lives

Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

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A safe pregnancy is every woman’s right: Midwifery care saves lives in Myanmar

In Bangladesh’s tea gardens, saving mothers and newborns

Cambodian midwives hone skills to save lives

Pregnancy complications take one woman from island paradise to nightmare at sea

Stunning plunge in maternal deaths recorded in Maldives

No place too far: Midwives deployed to far-flung villages in Myanmar

A new mobile app brings the digital revolution to adolescent maternal care in Uganda

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