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Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life

05 May 2017

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What Do Midwives Do?

May 2, 2017

What do midwives do? Midwives are the main caregivers for pregnant women and their newborns.

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Heroic midwives save lives amid Syria’s chaos

01 May 2017

“There has been an exodus of qualified midwives and reproductive health professionals,” Shatha Al Mostafa told UNFPA. © UNFPA/Nadine Cornier

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South Sudan clashes force pregnant women into the bush, over the border

28 April 2017

Rose Akongo, 26, was in labour by the time she arrived at the border post. © UNFPA Uganda/Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi

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Cambodian midwives hone skills to save lives

30 March 2017

UNFPA-supported trainings are enabling midwives to provide emergency obstetric and newborn care. © UNFPA Cambodia

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At two-year mark, Yemen’s conflict takes heavy toll on women and girls

23 March 2017

A displaced woman from Taizz receives a dignity kit containing hygiene supplies and other basic items. © UNFPA Yemen

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Girls in crisis settings overlooked for life-saving care, say health advocates

20 March 2017

A community leader makes his way to the tent of a pregnant 14-year-old former child bride. “I am worried about the delivery,” said the girl’s father. © UNFPA/David Brunetti

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Joy amid uncertainty: Syrian women enter motherhood in displacement

06 March 2017

Fatima and Rasha are visited by a UNFPA coordinator after the birth of their daughters. The babies were born on the same day. © UNFPA Syria

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Pregnancy complications take one woman from island paradise to nightmare at sea

28 February 2017

Aisha Tiro Bahero nearly died from pregnancy-related complications at her home on a tropical island off the coast of Kenya. © UNFPA/Douglas Waudo

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Reaching women and girls across the line of fire in Myanmar’s Kachin conflict

16 February 2017

Families, including pregnant women, children, and disabled and elderly people, have fled shelling and airstrikes in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State. © Metta Development Foundation

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