News

Demand for Afghanistan’s midwives unflagging during COVID-19 pandemic

14 September 2020

Sajia Mansoory attends to a newborn at the Malalai National Maternity Hospital.. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Zaeem Abdul Rahman

Online consultation for coverage targets for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM)

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News

Mobile health teams bring critical services to women in remote Afghanistan

03 September 2020

A mobile health team midwife provides health services to a remote community. © ARCS Afghanistan

Updates

Sweden and UNFPA join forces to protect mothers and babies from COVID-19 in Sudan

13 May 2020

UNFPA-trained midwives are helping prevent COVID-19 infection and to deliver babies in Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan/Soufian Abdul-Mouty

Supporting mothers, midwives in the COVID-19 pandemic

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With health systems stretched, movement restrictions in place and concerns about disease exposure in health-care settings, mothers and midwives are risking their own health and lives to bring new life into the world. See more: unfpa.org/DeliverNow

Statement

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

05 May 2020

Midwives lost to COVID-19

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This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

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