Statement

Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

05 May 2020

Midwives lost to COVID-19

Published on: 04/05/2020

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

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

Published on: 04/05/2020

News

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

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

04 May 2020

News

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

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

14 April 2020

Statement

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

07 April 2020

News

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

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

14 February 2020

Updates

UNFPA and Philips reach important milestone to benefit 570,000 mothers and newborns in Republic of the Congo

17 Jan 2020

At the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, the Republic of the Congo committed to ensuring that all pregnant women have an antenatal consultation and deliver their babies with a skilled birth attendant by 2022. © UNFPA Republic of the Congo

News

In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

Ms. Jumabayeva assists Ms. Kholmurodova at the maternity ward of the Kanlikul District Health Department in Uzbekistan. © UNFPA Uzbekistan

17 January 2020

News

In the Sahel, where motherhood is deadliest, midwives are saving lives

The first woman to give birth at Fatoumata Diallo's clinic named her daughter after the midwife. © Vincent Tremeau/World Bank

22 November 2019

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