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Conflict, poverty, poor health conditions a deadly mix for mothers in South Sudan

08 November 2016
Midwife Justine Mangwi was not able to save the newborn's mother. © UNFPA South Sudan
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Majority of maternal deaths take place in crises and fragile conditions

13 November 2015
Rose Yangu, a refugee from South Sudan, after safely giving birth in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda. UNFPA supports safe deliveries in emergency situations. © UNFPA/Eveyln Kiapi
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Pass the scalpel: Mid-level surgical staff save lives in Ethiopia

14 July 2015
Belaynesh Sema and her newborn, Gize Melak, at the Finote Selam District Hospital after an emergency Caesarean section delivery. © UNFPA/Mulugeta Ayene
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The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia

22 June 2015
Senior midwife Yan Yan Phearen gives an antenatal exam to Net Pheak at the Waiting House for Pregnant Women with Complications, in Kratie, Cambodia. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Emergency surgery saves lives in Cameroon, but more access needed

15 May 2015
A health worker examines a newborn just delivered by Caesaean section. © UNFPA Cameroon
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Bringing lifesaving reproductive health care to remote Mozambique

27 April 2015
Constangelina Basílio with her son, Magalhães. Ms. Basílio nearly died while giving birth to Magalhães. She now works as a community health activist. © UNFPA/Amancio Vilankulos
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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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A mother in Zimbabwe delivers four “miracle” babies

29 December 2014
Nurse Langelisha Zamisa (left) and Elizabeth Moyana (right) hold Ms. Moyana's quadruplets at Chiredzi General Hospital.© UNFPA Zimbabwe/Stewart Muchapera
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