News

"I was not ready to lose my child"

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A midwife attends to a pregnant woman at UNFPA-supported Al Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah. © UNFPA Yemen
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“I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah

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A post-partum mother with her newborn at the Al Thawra Hospital maternity ward. © UNFPA Yemen
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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

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Pregnant child brides need extra attention, says Huda, a UNFPA midwife in the Hayati Harrani women's and girl's safe space. “But our hands are tied because so few come for care.” © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet
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News

After ‘Volcano of Fire’ eruption, women and girls face heightened risks

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Women and girls require security, health care and other services in the aftermath of the disaster. © UNFPA Guatemala/Carlos Sebastián
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News

Health facilities, safe spaces reinforced as monsoon rains threaten Rohingya refugees

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As the monsoon season hits Cox's Bazar, refugees at Kutapalong refugee camp and elsewhere fear they are vulnerable to landslides. © UNHCR/Adam Dean
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News

Sexual and reproductive health needs immense among Rohingya refugees

calendar_today29 June 2018

Health workers rush to assist Salima Khatum at the Nayapara refugee camp maternity centre. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce
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News

Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

calendar_today25 June 2018

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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In war-torn Yemen, a devastating childbirth injury, then a glimpse of hope

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A medical team at Al Thawara Hospital successfully treated Shaima's obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Yemen
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Video

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.

An expectant mother in rural Haiti reflects on the hopes she has for her pregnancy and children. "This time, I have no fear. I am happy," she said. "Children are the promise of the future." See more here.