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Reaching “forgotten” Rohingya in Myanmar cut off from basic maternal care

11 June 2018

Phu Tu Nee, 19, gave birth with a UNFPA clean delivery kit as the first tropical storm of the monsoon season descended on the camps and villages of “forgotten” Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming

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In war-torn Yemen, a devastating childbirth injury, then a glimpse of hope

21 May 2018

A medical team at Al Thawara Hospital successfully treated Shaima's obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Yemen

All in a day's work

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In Liberia, one midwife reflects on the work she has dedicated her life to. "We'll prevent so many complications. We'll also prevent neonatal death," she says. Midwives save lives. See more here.

A mother's hope

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An expectant mother in rural Haiti reflects on the hopes she has for her pregnancy and children. "This time, I have no fear. I am happy," she said. "Children are the promise of the future." See more here.

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Midwife describes working under ISIL, taking a dangerous stand for women

14 May 2018

Um Qassem continued her work as a midwife, even as ISIL fighters took over the hospital. © UNFPA Iraq

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Nepal’s first midwives waiting in the wings to save women’s lives

10 May 2018

A new midwifery programme aims to elevate the profession – and save mothers. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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Celebrating the journey to motherhood

01 May 2018

Bendu takes her daughter from a midwife at a health centre in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. © UNFPA/Elena Heatherwick

Yemen's midwives brave attacks, long treks to save women

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Midwives like Rawthah Ahmed are going to heroic lengths to serve women in need. See more.

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Amid grinding conflict, Yemen’s midwives go to heroic lengths to save lives

04 May 2018

A midwife checks on a newborn during a house call in rural Yemen. Midwives there trek long distances to reach women and babies. © UNFPA Yemen

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A displaced mother’s safe delivery embodies hope for Syria’s future

03 May 2018

Om Mehi Eddin holds newborn daughter Sham, safely delivered with the help of a UNFPA-supported mobile medical team serving evacuees from Eastern Ghouta. © UNFPA Syria

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