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Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis

05 May 2020
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News

Ethiopia's midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery

14 April 2020
“I will not succumb to short-lived challenges and give up,” says Dawit Mequanint, a midwife in Ethiopia. © Ethiopian Midwives Association
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News

Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed

14 February 2020
Khadija Bahzad holds a baby she delivered in Marrakech. Ms. Bahzad is a midwifery trainer, strengthening the skills of other midwives in the country. © UNFPA
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In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

17 January 2020
Ms. Jumabayeva assists Ms. Kholmurodova at the maternity ward of the Kanlikul District Health Department in Uzbekistan. © UNFPA Uzbekistan
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In the Sahel, where motherhood is deadliest, midwives are saving lives

22 November 2019
The first woman to give birth at Fatoumata Diallo's clinic named her daughter after the midwife. © Vincent Tremeau/World Bank
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Updates

With Sweden, strengthening midwifery care worldwide

16 Dec 2019
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem meets with midwifery students at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. © UNFPA/Pernille Fenger
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News

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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News

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
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News

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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News

“Crossing the river” to a safe delivery in rural Cambodia

29 March 2019
Bora safely gave birth, but she faced complications after the delivery. © UNFPA Cambodia/Sophanara Pen
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