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In the Sahel, where motherhood is deadliest, midwives are saving lives

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The first woman to give birth at Fatoumata Diallo's clinic named her daughter after the midwife. © Vincent Tremeau/World Bank

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With Sweden, strengthening midwifery care worldwide

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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem meets with midwifery students at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. © UNFPA/Pernille Fenger

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In this Comorian community, an ambulance horn is music to one’s ears

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The ambulance, provided in 2011, has eased the cost and difficulty of receiving emergency maternal and paediatric care. © UNFPA/Nasser Youssouf

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Joy after a frightening preterm delivery in Liberia

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Doctors, nurses and midwives celebrate with Anna Bondo as she leaves the Neonatal Unit with her daughter Dorcas. © UNFPA Liberia

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017

Publication date

Sep 2019

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UNFPA, World Health Organization, UNICEF, World Bank Group, the United Nations Population Division

Number of pages

104

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Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2018

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Sep 2019

Author

UNFPA

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Annual Report

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2018

Focused action, increasing impact – transitioning to Phase III (2018-2022)

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Ensuring safe deliveries in a humanitarian crisis in Maguindanao

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Dr. Samama speaks to Ms. Tugay at a local clinic in conflict-affected Maguindanao, Philippines. © UNFPA Philippines/Kim Ian Tiu

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Luxembourg announces over €6.7M in new funding for UNFPA

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Mr. Manuel Tonnar, Director at the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Directorate, meets UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at UNFPA headquarters in New York. © UNFPA

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A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

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Ms. Akongo prepares to graduate. Neither tragedy nor age could deter her from pursuing her dreams. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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After days on the run, pregnant Syrian woman finds safe haven and safe delivery

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Fadia was the first baby born in the UNFPA-supported hospitainer facility in Al-Hol Camp in northern Syria. © UNFPA Syria

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In the Sahel, where motherhood is deadliest, midwives are saving lives

With Sweden, strengthening midwifery care worldwide

In this Comorian community, an ambulance horn is music to one’s ears

Joy after a frightening preterm delivery in Liberia

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2018

Focused action, increasing impact – transitioning to Phase III (2018-2022)

Ensuring safe deliveries in a humanitarian crisis in Maguindanao

Luxembourg announces over €6.7M in new funding for UNFPA

A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

After days on the run, pregnant Syrian woman finds safe haven and safe delivery

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