News

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

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
  • 23 April 2024
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Press Release

Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children

21 November 2023

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Resources

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

Resource date: Nov 2023

Author: WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA

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Statement

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

07 April 2020

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Statement

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

05 March 2020

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News

Protecting midwives on the front lines of the Ebola response

A simulation of childbirth in an infection prevention and control situation taking place in an environment sensitive to the Ebola virus. © UNFPA DRC
  • 22 February 2020
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News

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

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
  • 30 January 2020
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Publication

Ensuring human rights within contraceptive service delivery: Implementation guide

Number of pages: 64

Publication date: 01 Mar 2015

Author: UNFPA and WHO

Publisher: UNFPA

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News

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

The decline in maternal deaths is far from adequate, UNFPA officials say. In Yemen, a pregnant woman with cholera receives care. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 19 September 2019
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Resources

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017 Executive Summary

Resource date: Sep 2019

Author: UNFPA, World Health Organization, UNICEF, World Bank Group, 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.

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