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COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

Resource date: 01 July 2020

Publisher: UNFPA

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Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic

09 April 2020
After a complicated delivery, triplet boys were discharged in good health. Distance, conflict and the threat of the global pandemic kept their mother from seeking maternal health care. © BFD/UNFPA Yemen
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Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

08 April 2020
In pandemic-affected Madaripur, midwife Selina Akter delivered a baby girl. Image courtesy of Selina Akter
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COVID-19: A Gender Lens

Resource date: 19 March 2020

Author: UNFPA

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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks

19 March 2020
Women face increased risk of violence, loss of livelihoods and other threats under the pandemic. © Unsplash/Tam Wai
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In climate change-affected Lesotho, self-injected contraceptives empower women to choose their own future

12 March 2020
A village health worker discusses family planning with women at Moeketsane Clinic in Mokhotlong. © UNFPA Lesotho/Violet Maraisane
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As COVID-19 continues to spread, pregnant and breastfeeding women advised to take precautions

05 March 2020
Sanitary supplies, medical equipment and other essentials are being distributed in the hardest-hit parts of China. © UNFPA China
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Protecting midwives on the front lines of the Ebola response

22 February 2020
A simulation of childbirth in an infection prevention and control situation taking place in an environment sensitive to the Ebola virus. © UNFPA DRC
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