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2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls
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.
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Midwives on the front lines working to reverse Afghanistan’s high maternal death rate
21 October 2020The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2019
Number of pages: 66
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Author: UNFPA
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Demand for Afghanistan’s midwives unflagging during COVID-19 pandemic
14 September 2020Online consultation for coverage targets for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM)
Resource date: 01 September 2020
Publisher: UNFPA, WHO (on behalf of the EPMM Management Team)
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Mobile health teams bring critical services to women in remote Afghanistan
03 September 2020Updates
Sweden and UNFPA join forces to protect mothers and babies from COVID-19 in Sudan
13 May 2020Video
Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic
May 4, 2020With health systems stretched, movement restrictions in place and concerns about disease exposure in health-care settings, mothers and midwives are risking their own health and lives to bring new life into the world. See more: unfpa.org/DeliverNow