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A safe haven for pregnant women in Somalia

12 January 2015
Women obtain health services at a maternity waiting home in a Mogadishu displacement camp. © UNFPA Somalia/Ruth Solomon
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Breaking the Silence about Maternal Death in Sierra Leone

27 April 2010
Sierra Leone is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth.
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How Has the World Changed in the Last 20 Years?

07 April 2014
A surgical ward in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: Robin Hammond/Panos Pictures
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Working Against All Odds to Improve Maternal Health in DRC

19 September 2011
After decades of conflict that has destroyed much of the infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of Congo, many pregnant women struggle to access health workers with midwifery skills and the supplies needed for clean deliveries.Photo: Lynsey Addario.
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Family Planning in Kenya: Not For Women Only

01 July 2009
Men's attitudes often shape family planning decisions.
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Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia

18 September 2012
<p>A new mother and her baby get regular checkups at the Kalingalinga Heath Centre. Photo: Georgina Smith</p>
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New Study Shows Benefits of Family Planning to the Well-Being of Women, Families and Economies

21 March 2013
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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 &copy; Chien-Chi Chang / Magnum Photos
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Taking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Out of the Cultural Mosaic of Kenya

22 April 2010
The rate of FGM/C is declining in Theraka villages where Ntano Na Mugambo or circumcision with words, is substituting for a cut.
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Women Deliver: Empowered Women and Their Powerful Stories

09 June 2010
From left to right- Sarah Omega, Awatif Altayib, Dr. Nafis Sadik,Laxmi Tamang and Viviana Palacious. Photo: Moises Saman
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