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As Cyclone Idai batters maternity ward, midwives tirelessly save lives
May 5, 2019This 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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27 April 2019The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Case Studies on Strengthening Midwifery Services to Avert Maternal and Newborn Deaths
Number of pages: 20
Publication date: 01 February 2019
Author: UNFPA
These three midwifery case studies from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and South Sudan document the significant catalytic impact the Maternal Health Thematic Fund has had in comprehensively strengthening midwifery education, associations, regulations and policy in an integrated manner.
This has generated additional national and donor interest and commitment, thereby bringing financial stability and sustainability. It is also influencing national scale-up of midwifery programmes in several countries.
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