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

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Midwives lost to COVID-19

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Midwives lost to COVID-19

This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

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Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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https://youtu.be/_wJAn09Kok0

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

calendar_today04 May 2020

The pandemic has introduced danger and uncertainty to the start of motherhood. Clockwise from top left: © UNFPA DRC, © China Maternal and Child Health Association, © Ethiopian Midwives Association, © UNFPA Honduras, © ZHIAN health organization, © Vojislav Gushevski, © UNFPA Albania

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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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Jul 2020

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COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

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Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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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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UNFPA and Philips reach important milestone to benefit 570,000 mothers and newborns in Republic of the Congo

calendar_today17 January 2020

At the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, the Republic of the Congo committed to ensuring that all pregnant women have an antenatal consultation and deliver their babies with a skilled birth attendant by 2022. © UNFPA Republic of the Congo

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In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

calendar_today17 January 2020

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

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

Midwives lost to COVID-19

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

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

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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

UNFPA and Philips reach important milestone to benefit 570,000 mothers and newborns in Republic of the Congo

In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

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