News

COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up

calendar_today08 May 2020

A woman and her newborn at a UNFPA-supported health centre. More than 100 health facilities are at risk of closing. © UNFPA Yemen
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May 2020

Author

ICM

Resources

Global Call to Action: Protecting Midwives to Sustain Care for Women, Newborns and their Families in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Video

Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

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Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

With health systems stretched, movement restrictions in place and concerns about disease exposure in health-care settings, mothers and midwives are risking their own health and lives to bring new life into the world. See more: unfpa.org/DeliverNow

Statement

Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

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Video

Midwives lost to COVID-19

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Midwives lost to COVID-19

Midwives lost to COVID-19

This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

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Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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News

Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world

calendar_today04 May 2020

The pandemic has introduced danger and uncertainty to the start of motherhood. Clockwise from top left: © UNFPA DRC, © China Maternal and Child Health Association, © Ethiopian Midwives Association, © UNFPA Honduras, © ZHIAN health organization, © Vojislav Gushevski, © UNFPA Albania
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News

Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

calendar_today14 April 2020

“I will not succumb to short-lived challenges and give up,” says Dawit Mequanint, a midwife in Ethiopia. © Ethiopian Midwives Association
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News

COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict

calendar_today06 April 2020

A boy at home in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. People are urged to stay home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and health services are being scaled down. © UNICEF/UN0243125/Morris VII Photo
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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jul 2020

Resources

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

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