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SAFE BIRTH EVEN HERE

23 May 2016

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With a midwife’s help, quadruplets are safely delivered in remote Afghanistan

16 May 2016

An expectant mother receives a check up at the Qaramat Family Health House in Afghanistan's central highlands. © UNFPA Afghanistan

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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

05 May 2016

Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones

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Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

23 October 2015

Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac

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Changing the dialogue: Speaking out against female genital mutilation in Indonesia

03 February 2016

In Indonesia, 51% per cent of women under the age of 19 have been subjected to FGM. © UNFPA Indonesia

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Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

23 November 2015

Nargis, a midwife, provides family planning counselling in Herat, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil

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Majority of maternal deaths take place in crises and fragile conditions

13 November 2015

Rose Yangu, a refugee from South Sudan, after safely giving birth in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda. UNFPA supports safe deliveries in emergency situations. © UNFPA/Eveyln Kiapi

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Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN

12 November 2015

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Health experts call for renewed focus on maternal, child deaths

27 October 2015

Preventable maternal and newborn deaths continue to plague much of the world. Women and their newborns wait for care at a UNFPA-supported health centre in Haiti. © Jared Chambers