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Joy after a frightening preterm delivery in Liberia

16 September 2019

Doctors, nurses and midwives celebrate with Anna Bondo as she leaves the Neonatal Unit with her daughter Dorcas. © UNFPA Liberia

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A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

08 July 2019

Ms. Akongo prepares to graduate. Neither tragedy nor age could deter her from pursuing her dreams. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

04 June 2019

Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin

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Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

03 June 2019

Ms. Bedla and midwife Ms. Ruanto at the San Roque health centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Reginald Sarmenta

Fourth Global Midwifery Symposium

02 June 2019

Vancouver Convention Center, Room 110

Midwives Call for an Enabling Environment to Transform Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes

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Training new midwives in storm-hit Mozambique

29 May 2019

Ms. Nana says she wanted to work as a midwife to help improve family planning use. © UNFPA/Natalia da Luz

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Safe pregnancies for displaced mothers as mobile clinics reach deep into Kachin camps

14 May 2019

As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives

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This International Day of the Midwife, meet Adelaide, a midwife in Mozambique who delivered life-saving care to mothers and newborns as Cyclone Idai lashed at her maternity centre. As waters rose and the roof threatened to collapse, she delivered four babies.

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No mountain too high: Midwives protect women, save lives

03 May 2019

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