News

Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

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"We lost all our belongings – including the new clothes we had bought for the baby," Tatenda Sithole, from Rusitu. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

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Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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News

Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

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Ms. Bedla and midwife Ms. Ruanto at the San Roque health centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Reginald Sarmenta
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Updates

Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

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

Fourth Global Midwifery Symposium

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location_onVancouver Convention Center, Room 110

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

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

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Keflene Yakobo is now a fistula ambassador in her community, helping other women receive treatment and reclaim their lives. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren
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News

Training new midwives in storm-hit Mozambique

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Ms. Nana says she wanted to work as a midwife to help improve family planning use. © UNFPA/Natalia da Luz
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News

Safe pregnancies for displaced mothers as mobile clinics reach deep into Kachin camps

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Without visiting the mobile clinic, Ja Htoi's condition would have gone unnoticed. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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Video

As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

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As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

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.

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