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Thousands of pregnant women require care in cyclone-slammed Vanuatu

17 March 2015
Thousands have been affected by the destruction caused by Cyclone Pam. A woman and child on the road to Mele, near Port Vila, the capital. © UNICEF/UNI181138/Crumb
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Bitter cold hits flood survivors in Nepal

20 January 2015
Flood-affected women of the Betani Village Development Committee, in Banke District, wait to receive dignity kits. © UNFPA Nepal/Hari Karki
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A Multi-pronged Approach to Maternal Health in Lao PDR is Getting Results

18 January 2013
Community midwives share information; informally with some of the pregnant women in the village. Photo © Chien-Chi Chang / Magnum Photos
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Empowering Girls in Nepal to Say ‘No’ to Child Marriage

09 October 2012
With the help of her Choose Your Future classmates, Usha blocked her parents' plans to have her married at 15. Photo: William A. Ryan<
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Philippines: Maternal Mortality Rates Not Making Sufficient Progress to Meet MDGs

07 April 2009
Filipino women in undeveloped rural areas of the Philippines are far more likely to die from childbearing than their urban counterparts.
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Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages

30 October 2013
<p>At 16, Tod is expecting her second child.&nbsp;With limited options for schooling, adolscents in some remote villages in southern Laos routinely marry and start the hard work of raising families by age 14 or 15. <i>Photo&copy;UNFPA AsiaPacific</i> </p>
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Reproductive health care critical for pregnant women affected by Typhoon Hagupit

09 December 2014
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Resources

Imbalanced Sex Ratio at Birth and Comprehensive Intervention in China : Executive Summary

Resource date: 2007

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Estimated 75,000 pregnant women affected by floods in Pakistan

04 November 2014
People seek shelter on higher ground after late monsoon rains caused widespread flooding across Pakistan's Punjab region, affecting more than 2.5 million people, including an estimated 75,000 pregnant women. Photo credit: UNFPA Pakistan/Stenly Sajow
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Living Testimony: Obstetric Fistula and Inequities in Maternal Health

Resource date: 2007

Author: UNFPA. Family Care International

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