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Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

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Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

Midwives care for pregnant women after Afghanistan earthquakes

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13 October 2023

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Rescued from the earthquake in Morocco, midwife Maria delivers babies and saves lives as catastrophe unfolds around her

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The Moroccan Government's search and rescue operations in one of the villages worst affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco on the night of 8 September. © Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA
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UNFPA and Organon support the Maternity Foundation in using AI to strengthen midwifery skills

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Preview of the Safe Delivery app developed by the Maternity Foundation. 
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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  ‌

Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.

Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.

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Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Midwife Fyfy Omoyi hands Ms. Bembeleza her newborn, who was delivered safely at the UNFPA mobile health clinic at the Bulengo displacement camp. The camp is currently sheltering more than 100,000 people who have fled brutal conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ©UNFPA DRC/Jonas Yunus
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Bonded for life: A UNFPA-supported midwifery student in Gaza delivers her own baby sister

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Raneen’s midwifery training helped her deliver her own baby sister during an emergency in Gaza. © UNFPA Palestine
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UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women, PAHO, NBEC

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Jul 2023

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27

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Maternal Health Analysis of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas

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“They have to fight”: People of African descent face deadly, systemic racism and sexism in health sectors across the Americas, UNFPA reports

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Dr. Palmer talks with a UNFPA staff member outside the clinic in La Palma, where she makes visits once per month to women in underserved indigenous communities. © UNFPA Costa Rica
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