News

Hero’s journey: How UNFPA helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care

calendar_today23 April 2024

Samueline Razafindravao is one of millions of women who intended to give birth at home in Madagascar in recent years. “I was worried about the expense of going to hospital,” she said. © UN News/Daniel Dickinson
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Press release

Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children

calendar_today21 November 2023

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Publication date

Nov 2023

Author

WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA

Resources

Protecting maternal, newborn and child health from the impacts of climate change - A UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO call to action

A UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO call to action

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Statement

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

calendar_today07 April 2020

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Statement

UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy

calendar_today05 March 2020

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News

Protecting midwives on the front lines of the Ebola response

calendar_today22 February 2020

A simulation of childbirth in an infection prevention and control situation taking place in an environment sensitive to the Ebola virus. © UNFPA DRC
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News

In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending

calendar_today30 January 2020

UNFPA’s former representative in Yemen, Anjali Sen, and reproductive health expert Afrah hold a newborn baby. UNFPA is the sole provider of life-saving reproductive health supplies and medicines in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Ensuring human rights within contraceptive service delivery: Implementation guide

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Mar 2015

Author

UNFPA and WHO

Number of pages

64

Publication

Ensuring human rights within contraceptive service delivery: Implementation guide

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News

Preventable maternal deaths down from 2000, but rate of progress at a crawl

calendar_today19 September 2019

The decline in maternal deaths is far from adequate, UNFPA officials say. In Yemen, a pregnant woman with cholera receives care. © UNFPA Yemen
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Publication date

Sep 2019

Author

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

Resources

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017 Executive Summary

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

This Executive Summary provides a snapshot of the contents of the Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017 report, which shows internationally comparable global, regional and country-level estimates and trends for maternal mortality between 2000 and 2017.