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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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5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls

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Midwifery students at the Hargeisa Institute of Health Sciences in Somaliland learn how to assist in case of childbirth complications caused by female genital mutilation. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
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A long road to safety, healing for refugee mothers in Iraq

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Years into Syria's grinding conflict, refugees need support to rebuild their lives. © UNFPA Iraq
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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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"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

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"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, survivors of Cyclone Kenneth share their struggles about living in crowded shelters. UNFPA is responding with maternal health support and other services.

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As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

calendar_today05 May 2019

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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No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

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Najiba works in one of the hardest-to-reach, poorest areas of Bamyan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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Reaching pregnant women at risk from conflict in Maguindanao, Philippines

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Eight months pregnant and mother of six, Nadia Muson and her family were within earshot of the armed conflict in their municipality of Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. © UNFPA Philippines/ Rochelle Yu
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Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years

calendar_today03 May 2019

It's not your mother's motherhood. © UNFPA/Bruno Feder
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