A day in the life of a midwife in the world’s largest refugee camp

March 18, 2026

What is it like working as a midwife in the world’s largest refugee camp?

Join Kindness as she shows us a day in her life in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh providing care for displaced women and training UNFPA midwives.

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Rohingya refugee women and girls must not be forgotten

May 22, 2024

Six years after her last visit, Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, returned to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to meet with Rohingya refugee women and girls and hear about their needs.

See what she saw and find out more about the life-saving services provided by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Floods, landslides ravage Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

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News

The Rohingya influx, three years on

10 September 2020

Midwife Rotna speaks with Minara about her newborn baby. Maternal health services are continuing despite the pandemic. © UNFPA

Resources

Rohingya Seek Refuge in Bangladesh

Resource date: 05 October 2019

News

Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

04 June 2019

Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin

Resources

From Myanmar to Bangladesh: Reaching Rohingya Women and Adolescent Girls Requires Partnership

Resource date: 22 January 2019

Publisher: UNFPA

News

Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps

31 July 2018

News

One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

24 August 2018

Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce

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Health facilities, safe spaces reinforced as monsoon rains threaten Rohingya refugees

02 July 2018

As the monsoon season hits Cox's Bazar, refugees at Kutapalong refugee camp and elsewhere fear they are vulnerable to landslides. © UNHCR/Adam Dean

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