News

Women deliver babies on the road and under fire as catastrophe grips Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

As violence intensifies across southeast Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people have fled Aj Jazirah State for neighbouring Gedaref State, taking refuge in cramped, makeshift camps. Credit: © UNFPA Sudan
  • 12 December 2024
1

News

Providing women the power of choice through contraceptive access in Lesotho

Village health worker 'Mautloanang Mokone provides women with refills for their contraceptives. © UNFPA Lesotho / Violet Maraisane
  • 25 September 2024
1

News

Journeys of motherhood and hope in northwest Syria

Alaa Nabeel holds her newborn daughter in the Medina Maternity and Neonatal Hospital in Idlib, northwest Syria. Credit: Shafak Organization.
  • 17 September 2024
1
18 January 2024
Share story

News

8 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked

At 14, Dankay Kanu (right, with a mentor from the 2YoungLives NGO, which helps pregnant girls in Sierra Leone continue their education and find employment) got pregnant by an older man who refused to wear a condom then denied paternity. Though she quit school for a time, she has since returned while raising her now-two-year-old son, Ishmael, alone. "To be a mother at this age is not really easy," she said, "but that will enable me to become stronger." @ UNFPA/Michael Duff
  • 05 May 2022
1

News

Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria

Yana Duka is one of 35 cholera patients in a provisional health facility in Muna camp. She lost her pregnancy after falling ill. © UNFPA/Anne Wittenberg
  • 25 September 2017
1

Saving Haiti's Mothers

Published on: 08/04/2010

On the ground in Haiti, working to save the lives of mothers during childbirth. This video was original aired on NOW on Public Television, January, 2010.

Slideshow: State of Midwifery

Published on: 06/05/2011

Midwives do much more than deliver babies, as this slideshow, created from photos submitted by UNFPA Field Offices, reveals.
 
The song, "Praan," was composed by Garry Schyman and is available on iTunes.

Midwives in South Sudan

Published on: 26/05/2011

According to the authorities, 80 per cent of all women in Southern Sudan give birth at home, without the help of a midwife, and  the region suffers from one of the highest maternal death rates in the world.

We use cookies and other identifiers to help improve your online experience. By using our website you agree to this, see our cookie policy

X