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2018

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Annual Report

The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2017

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Looming famine threatens the lives of 2 million pregnant women and new mothers in Yemen

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Some 1.1 million pregnant and lactating women are acutely malnourished, heightening the risk of life-threatening complications during pregnancy and labour. © UNFPA Yemen

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Earthquake and tsunami devastating for 45,000 pregnant women in Indonesia

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Some 88,000 people have been displaced by the twin disasters in Indonesia's hardest-hit areas. Ibu Fariati and her family now share a tent with six other families. © UNFPA Indonesia/Stenly hely Sajow

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UNFPA

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01 January 2011

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UNFPA

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180

State of the World's Midwifery

The State of the World's Midwifery 2011

Delivering Health, Saving Lives

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Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau

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UNFPA has built six health facilities in hard-to-reach parts of Guinea-Bissau. Here, a monitoring team digs out of a waterlogged road on their way to a health facility rehabilitation project in Gã-Para. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau

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2014

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228

State of the World's Midwifery

The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014

A Universal Pathway. A Woman's Right to Health

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“They were afraid I would die”: Early motherhood puts girls at risk in the Republic of Moldova

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Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health

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Dr. Hadel Bakjaje says certain vaginal infections "can become chronic and can cause miscarriages and early births." © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet

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The Maternal Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2017

Looming famine threatens the lives of 2 million pregnant women and new mothers in Yemen

Earthquake and tsunami devastating for 45,000 pregnant women in Indonesia

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About UNFPA

What we do

The State of the World's Midwifery 2011

Delivering Health, Saving Lives

Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau

The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014

A Universal Pathway. A Woman's Right to Health

“They were afraid I would die”: Early motherhood puts girls at risk in the Republic of Moldova

Exile wreaks havoc on refugees’ sexual and reproductive health

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