News

Banishing Ethiopia's 'Mother Stealer'

calendar_today08 May 2015

Fasika Maru, a midwife, examines Anguach Abebaw at the Ambesame Health Centre. Ms. Anguach is in labour, but her foetus is in a dangerous position. © UNFPA/Mulugeta Ayene
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Reaching quake-affected pregnant women in Nepal

calendar_today05 May 2015

Sabina Dauwar, 17, is living in a tent after her home was flattened by the earthquake in Rampur Village, Kavre District. She is three months pregnant. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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News

Midwives could help avert millions of maternal and newborn deaths

calendar_today04 May 2015

Abissdoum Charlotte, 26, with her 7-week-old triplets, Morouta, Nasifaté and Nasif. She is receiving post-natal and newborn care at the Cooperative Clinic of Sikecoudji, in Cotonou, Benin. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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News

Student midwives prepare to save lives in rural Bangladesh

calendar_today01 May 2015

Midwifery student Selina Akter plays the role of a mother as students practice post-natal care at the Dinajpur Nursing Institute in northern Bangladesh. © Nicolas Axelrod / Ruom for UNFPA
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Statement

Statement for the International Day of the Midwife

calendar_today05 May 2015

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Video

High Level Event on CARMMA

calendar_today14 April 2015

High Level Event on CARMMA

High Level Event on CARMMA

High level event on CARMMA at the AU Summit

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Eliminating FGM one midwife at a time

calendar_today09 April 2015

Edna Adan visits a maternal and child health center during a community outreach activity in Gumburaha. © Arthur Nazaryan/Delphin Films
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Video

Health Workers Count

calendar_today12 March 2015

Health Workers Count

Health Workers Count

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Around the world, over 280,000 women die every year from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. Six United Nations agencies have come together in a joint effort called H4+, to reduce child and maternal mortality rates and ensure that all mothers and children have access to the best possible care to enable them to live healthy, productive lives. 

The H4+ partnership includes UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO and the World Bank.

News

Slashing Haiti’s maternal and infant death rates, one delivery at a time

calendar_today26 February 2015

A UNFPA-supported clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, provides antenatal care, safe delivery, emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and many other life-saving services for women and their newborns. © Jared Chambers
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