13 October 2023

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Rescued from the earthquake in Morocco, midwife Maria delivers babies and saves lives as catastrophe unfolds around her

The Moroccan Government's search and rescue operations in one of the villages worst affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco on the night of 8 September. © Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA
  • 25 September 2023
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UNFPA and Organon support the Maternity Foundation in using AI to strengthen midwifery skills

11 Sep 2023

Preview of the Safe Delivery app developed by the Maternity Foundation. 
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08 August 2023
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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

Published on: 01/09/2023

Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.

Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.

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Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Midwife Fyfy Omoyi hands Ms. Bembeleza her newborn, who was delivered safely at the UNFPA mobile health clinic at the Bulengo displacement camp. The camp is currently sheltering more than 100,000 people who have fled brutal conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ©UNFPA DRC/Jonas Yunus
  • 31 August 2023
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Bonded for life: A UNFPA-supported midwifery student in Gaza delivers her own baby sister

Raneen’s midwifery training helped her deliver her own baby sister during an emergency in Gaza. © UNFPA Palestine
  • 29 June 2023
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Publication

Maternal Health Analysis of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas

Number of pages: 27

Publication date: 12 Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women, PAHO, NBEC

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“They have to fight”: People of African descent face deadly, systemic racism and sexism in health sectors across the Americas, UNFPA reports

Dr. Palmer talks with a UNFPA staff member outside the clinic in La Palma, where she makes visits once per month to women in underserved indigenous communities. © UNFPA Costa Rica
  • 12 July 2023
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Press Release

Deadly outcomes: Pregnant Afrodescendent women are abused and neglected due to systemic racism and sexism in health systems across the Americas, new UNFPA report finds

12 July 2023

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