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In her words: A heavy monsoon, a flooded hospital and twins on the way. A midwife’s story in Bangladesh

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Shakila Parvin, a midwife in the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, helped a woman pregnant with twins deliver during heavy flooding that submerged the health facility's maternity ward, knocked out power and destroyed or damaged equipment and supplies. © UNFPA Bangladesh

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In this refugee camp, midwives have delivered over 14,000 babies with zero maternal deaths

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Ammoun Kitabi cradles a newborn in Zaatari camp. As a Jordanian midwife trained in Syria, she feels a deep connection to the Syrian refugees under her care. © UNFPA Jordan

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Diamonds are scarce – sexual and reproductive health information shouldn’t be

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Nsenga Malu has had nine children since her marriage at age 15. She was not given any information about family planning until her most recent child was born. © UNFPA DRC

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$835 million needed to provide urgent sexual and reproductive health care, supplies in crisis settings

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A midwife in Afghanistan provides maternal health services. © UNFPA Afghanistan

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Training midwives in Madagascar to bridge a dangerous gap in maternal health care

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Midwifery students at Madagascar's Interregional Training Institute for Paramedics. ©UNFPA Madagascar

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Annual Report

Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2020

Saving lives and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and newborns

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Midwives continue to deliver amid uncertainty in Afghanistan

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UNFPA’s midwifery helpline continues to operate, providing uninterrupted life-saving obstetric support to birth attendants facing pregnancy complications and dangerous deliveries. © UNFPA Afghanistan

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Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti

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Tens of thousands of pregnant women are expected to need safe delivery services in quake-affected areas in the coming weeks. © UNFPA Haiti/Samuel Lamery Pierre

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At high-level UN meeting, Afghan women call for support

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Afghan women are calling for continued support for their health, rights and families. Image courtesy of OCHA.

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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

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In her words: A heavy monsoon, a flooded hospital and twins on the way. A midwife’s story in Bangladesh

In this refugee camp, midwives have delivered over 14,000 babies with zero maternal deaths

Diamonds are scarce – sexual and reproductive health information shouldn’t be

$835 million needed to provide urgent sexual and reproductive health care, supplies in crisis settings

Training midwives in Madagascar to bridge a dangerous gap in maternal health care

Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2020

Saving lives and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and newborns

Midwives continue to deliver amid uncertainty in Afghanistan

Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti

At high-level UN meeting, Afghan women call for support

Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

In her words: A heavy monsoon, a flooded hospital and twins on the way. A midwife’s story in Bangladesh

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