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Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

31 May 2019

A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital
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Fourth Global Midwifery Symposium

02 June 2019

Vancouver Convention Center, Room 110

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Midwives Call for an Enabling Environment to Transform Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes

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Treatment for traumatic childbirth injury gives new hope to women in Afghanistan

Farah* recently received surgical treatment for obstetric fistula. She says she can now "live a normal life." © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 22 May 2019
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Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women

Keflene Yakobo is now a fistula ambassador in her community, helping other women receive treatment and reclaim their lives. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren
  • 21 May 2019
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Training new midwives in storm-hit Mozambique

Ms. Nana says she wanted to work as a midwife to help improve family planning use. © UNFPA/Natalia da Luz
  • 29 May 2019
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Safe pregnancies for displaced mothers as mobile clinics reach deep into Kachin camps

Without visiting the mobile clinic, Ja Htoi's condition would have gone unnoticed. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
  • 14 May 2019
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As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

Published on: 05/05/2019

This International Day of the Midwife, meet Adelaide, a midwife in Mozambique who delivered life-saving care to mothers and newborns as Cyclone Idai lashed at her maternity centre. As waters rose and the roof threatened to collapse, she delivered four babies.

Mothers give the gift of life—it's time to return the favour.

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$50 provides 10 clean delivery kits, containing simple items that save lives.

$165 pays for 5 women to give birth in clinical settings, under skilled care.

$250 provides emergency medical care to 5 pregnant women in humanitarian settings.

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No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

Najiba works in one of the hardest-to-reach, poorest areas of Bamyan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 03 May 2019
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Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years

It's not your mother's motherhood. © UNFPA/Bruno Feder
  • 03 May 2019
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