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Maternal deaths continue to fall, new data show

06 May 2014
<p>Anik, 16, with her newborn at the General Government Hospital in Tulear, Madagascar. UNFPA provides essential materials to new mothers at the hospital. <i>Photo credit: Magnum Photos/Dominic Nahr</i> </p>
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Press Release

United Nations agencies report steady progress in saving mothers’ lives

06 May 2014
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"Life Starts in the Hands of a Midwife"

05 May 2014
<p>A midwife checks on an expectant mother in the Democratic Republic of Congo. <i>Photo credit: Sven Torfinn/Panos/H4+</i> </p>
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Statement

Statement for the International Day of the Midwife

05 May 2014
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Press Release

More Support Needed to Save Lives of Women and Girls in South Sudan

29 April 2014
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Mothers, Youth Displaced by Solomon Islands Flooding

30 April 2014
<p>Flooding has left a broad swath of destruction in the Solomon Islands. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Pacific/Maha Muna</i> </p>
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Ready-made delivery kits save women’s lives in Cameroon

24 April 2014
<p>Hadja Aminatou and her newborn in a health centre in Garaou, Cameroon. <i>Photo credit: APANEWS</i> </p>
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News

Midwives, emergency care key to reducing Cambodia’s maternal deaths

23 April 2014
A woman and her child in Kampong, Cambodia. Maternal death rates in Cambodia are among the worst in the region. Photo credit: WFP/Polly Egerton
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News

‘Task Shifting’ brings Emergency Maternity Care to Burkina Faso Women

17 April 2014
Dr. Madeleine Dabire speaks about task shifting in Koupela, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: APANEWS
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News

Midwives in South Sudan Heed Call to Save Mothers

16 April 2014
Jennifer Ikokole attends to an expectant mother at UNFPA's maternity tent. Photo credit: UNFPA/Kenneth Odiwuor
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