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2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

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In pandemic times, midwives around the world like Selina Akter in Bangladesh helped deliver a safer world. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

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

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

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

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

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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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In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

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

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

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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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With Sweden, strengthening midwifery care worldwide

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

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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

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Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

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Training new midwives in storm-hit Mozambique

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2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

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

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

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

In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

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

With Sweden, strengthening midwifery care worldwide

Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

Training new midwives in storm-hit Mozambique

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