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“Crossing the river” to a safe delivery in rural Cambodia

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Bora safely gave birth, but she faced complications after the delivery. © UNFPA Cambodia/Sophanara Pen
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Born at the end of a rope: Embracing indigenous childbirth traditions to save lives

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Health workers have learned to respect indigenous childbirth traditions, such as vertical delivery using a rope. © UNFPA Peru/Juan Pablo Casapia
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Photo of midwife handing a new mother her newborn

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UNFPA

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2018

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UNFPA

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64

Annual Report

The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2017

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Looming famine threatens the lives of 2 million pregnant women and new mothers in Yemen

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Some 1.1 million pregnant and lactating women are acutely malnourished, heightening the risk of life-threatening complications during pregnancy and labour. © UNFPA Yemen
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A call to protect women and girls on the move

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Rohingya refugee girls participate in classes on sexual and reproductive health and life skills at a UNFPA-supported safe space in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The space offers a place to connect with peers and gain support, care and knowledge to help them stay healthy and safe amidst the hardships of forced displacement. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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"I was not ready to lose my child"

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A midwife attends to a pregnant woman at UNFPA-supported Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah. © UNFPA Yemen
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Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau

calendar_today14 August 2018

UNFPA has built six health facilities in hard-to-reach parts of Guinea-Bissau. Here, a monitoring team digs out of a waterlogged road on their way to a health facility rehabilitation project in Gã-Para. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau
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UNFPA

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2014

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UNFPA

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228

State of the World's Midwifery

The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014

A Universal Pathway. A Woman's Right to Health

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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

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Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce
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