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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

06 April 2018
Lena Towai with her newborn son. They have been living at a displacement camp in East Pokot County since August 2017. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

Resource date: 01 March 2018

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

04 April 2018
MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
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Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic
DHAKA/MADARIPUR, Bangladesh – Today, there are 164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh. As the country’s health system races to respond to the pandemic, maternal health experts are concerned about the impact the…
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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
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As COVID-19 continues to spread, pregnant and breastfeeding women advised to take precautions
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Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria

19 March 2018
A UNFPA-supported mobile team performs an ultrasound for a pregnant woman displaced from Afrin. © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdulmouty
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Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

09 February 2018
Nyomon Lilian attends to a mother and her newborn at the Juba Teaching Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan
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A safe pregnancy is every woman’s right: Midwifery care saves lives in Myanmar

07 February 2018
Ngun Hlei survived a serious pregnancy complication, thanks to her midwife. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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In Pakistan, empowering midwives to empower women

20 November 2017
Midwives attend to clients in Sindh Province. Midwifery training programmes are empowering women and saving lives. © UNFPA Pakistan
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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

16 November 2017
Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas

08 November 2017
Romam Pchuek reaches out to pregnant women in Ratanakiri, encouraging them to seek appropriate care. © UNFPA/ Matthew Taylor
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