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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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Report cover with title text

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

2014

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

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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Midwives deployed to remote Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate

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Family health houses are helping midwives provide reproductive health care in far-flung parts of Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Sexual and reproductive health needs immense among Rohingya refugees

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Health workers rush to assist Salima Khatum at the Nayapara refugee camp maternity centre. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce
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Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

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Najat suffered a traumatic birth injury, and nearly died, after her in-laws refused to take her to a hospital during labour. © National Midwives Association/UNFPA
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All in a day's work

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All in a day's work

All in a day's work

In Liberia, one midwife reflects on the work she has dedicated her life to. "We'll prevent so many complications. We'll also prevent neonatal death," she says. Midwives save lives. See more here.

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Nepal’s first midwives waiting in the wings to save women’s lives

calendar_today10 May 2018

A new midwifery programme aims to elevate the profession – and save mothers. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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Celebrating the journey to motherhood

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Bendu takes her daughter from a midwife at a health centre in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. © UNFPA/Elena Heatherwick
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Yemen's midwives brave attacks, long treks to save women

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Yemen's midwives brave attacks, long treks to save women

Yemen's midwives brave attacks, long treks to save women

Midwives like Rawthah Ahmed are going to heroic lengths to serve women in need. See more.

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Amid grinding conflict, Yemen’s midwives go to heroic lengths to save lives

calendar_today04 May 2018

A midwife checks on a newborn during a house call in rural Yemen. Midwives there trek long distances to reach women and babies. © UNFPA Yemen
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