Publication date

May 2021

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UNFPA, WHO, ICM

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The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021: Fast facts

An executive summary of the key points from the detailed analyses conducted for the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021, including an infographic which presents the headline results and conclusions.

Publication date

May 2021

Author

UNFPA, WHO, ICM

Resources

State of the World’s Midwifery 2021: Executive summary

A 4-page summary of the key points from the detailed analyses conducted for the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021. It sets out the scale of the workforce challenges and proposes 4 areas in which bold investments in midwives and midwifery are needed.

The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021

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Midwives per 10,000 population

Colour indicates the number of midwives per 10,000 population. "Midwives" includes midwifery professionals, midwifery associate professionals, midwives not further defined, nursing professionals with midwifery training and nursing associate professionals with midwifery training

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Publication date

May 2021

Author

UNFPA, WHO, ICM

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How to use the SoWMy 2021 country profile

A detailed explanation of the data in the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 country profile and the sources and definitions used to produce it. The data and analysis are explained, and advice is provided on how to interpret and use the country profiles.

Publication date

May 2021

Author

UNFPA, WHO, ICM

Resources

The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021: Webappendices

Technical details of the methods used to produce the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 analyses, including: definitions of key terms, data collection methods, analysis and modelling methods, assumptions made to compensate for missing data, and countries included in the main analyses.

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