Statement

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

calendar_today07 April 2020

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News

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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Updates

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

calendar_today17 January 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
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News

In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

calendar_today17 January 2020

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

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

calendar_today22 November 2019

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

With Sweden, strengthening midwifery care worldwide

calendar_today16 December 2019

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem meets with midwifery students at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. © UNFPA/Pernille Fenger
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News

In this Comorian community, an ambulance horn is music to one’s ears

calendar_today03 September 2019

The ambulance, provided in 2011, has eased the cost and difficulty of receiving emergency maternal and paediatric care. © UNFPA/Nasser Youssouf
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News

Joy after a frightening preterm delivery in Liberia

calendar_today16 September 2019

Doctors, nurses and midwives celebrate with Anna Bondo as she leaves the Neonatal Unit with her daughter Dorcas. © UNFPA Liberia
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Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017

Publication date

Sep 2019

Author

UNFPA, World Health Organization, UNICEF, World Bank Group, the United Nations Population Division

Number of pages

104

Publication

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

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News

A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

calendar_today08 July 2019

Ms. Akongo prepares to graduate. Neither tragedy nor age could deter her from pursuing her dreams. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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