News
2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls
- 28 December 2020
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Resources
Infographic on Impact of Midwives Study
Resource 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
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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News
Midwives on the front lines working to reverse Afghanistan’s high maternal death rate
- 21 October 2020
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Annual Report
The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2019
Number of pages: 66
Publication date: 01 Sep 2020
Author: UNFPA
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News
Demand for Afghanistan’s midwives unflagging during COVID-19 pandemic
- 14 September 2020
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Publication
Implementation Manual for Developing a National Network of Maternity Units
Improving Emergency Obstetric And Newborn Care (EmONC)
Number of pages: 167
Publication date: 01 Sep 2020
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
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Resources
Online consultation for coverage targets for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM)
Resource date: Sep 2020
Publisher: UNFPA, WHO (on behalf of the EPMM Management Team)
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News
Mobile health teams bring critical services to women in remote Afghanistan
- 03 September 2020
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Updates
Sweden and UNFPA join forces to protect mothers and babies from COVID-19 in Sudan
13 May 2020
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Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic
Published on: 04/05/2020
With health systems stretched, movement restrictions in place and concerns about disease exposure in health-care settings, mothers and midwives are risking their own health and lives to bring new life into the world. See more: unfpa.org/DeliverNow
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