Resources
Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions
Resource date: May 2022
Author: UNFPA
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News
Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women
- 21 May 2019
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News
5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls
- 20 May 2019
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News
A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq
- 17 May 2019
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News
Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years
- 03 May 2019
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News
With coffee ceremony and midwives, mums get a happy start in rural Ethiopia
- 27 April 2019
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Saving lives during childbirth in rural Al Hudaydah
Published on: 03/05/2019
With support from the European Union Humanitarian Aid, UNFPA is expanding reproductive health services in rural health facilities to ensure health pregnancies and safe deliveries during childbirth.
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Publication
The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Case Studies on Strengthening Midwifery Services to Avert Maternal and Newborn Deaths
Number of pages: 20
Publication date: 01 Feb 2019
Author: UNFPA
These three midwifery case studies from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and South Sudan document the significant catalytic impact the Maternal Health Thematic Fund has had in comprehensively strengthening midwifery education, associations, regulations and policy in an integrated manner.
This has generated additional national and donor interest and commitment, thereby bringing financial stability and sustainability. It is also influencing national scale-up of midwifery programmes in several countries.
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Statement
Midwives— Defenders of Human Rights
05 May 2019
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News
Caught in the crossfire: Urgent needs in north-east Syria
- 29 April 2019
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