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Yemeni midwives help deliver hope during Ramadan
01 April 2021News
Dominican Republic project champions welfare of mothers amid COVID-19 pandemic
29 March 2021News
From child bride to midwife saving lives of Afghan mothers
10 March 2021This document is the executive summary of the implementation manual for developing a national network of maternity units and aims to give the key messages of the manual.
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28 December 2020Infographic on Impact of Midwives Study
Resource date: 01 December 2020
Author: Andrea Nove, Ingrid K Friberg, Luc de Bernis, Fran McConville, Allisyn C Moran, Maria Najjemba, Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Sally Tracy, Caroline SE Homer
This infographic highlights key findings from a new study led by UNFPA, WHO and the International Confederation of Midwives, published in the Lancet Global Health on 1 December 2020. The study discusses the potential impact of increasing coverage rates of midwife delivered interventions in preventing and saving millions of maternal and newborn lives, unsafe abortions and still births.