Resources

How to use the SoWMy 2021 country profile

Resource date: May 2021

Author: UNFPA, WHO, ICM

A detailed explanation of the data in the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 country profile and the sources and definitions used to produce it. The data and analysis are explained, and advice is provided on how to interpret and use the country profiles.

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The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021: Webappendices

Resource date: May 2021

Author: UNFPA, WHO, ICM

Technical details of the methods used to produce the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 analyses, including: definitions of key terms, data collection methods, analysis and modelling methods, assumptions made to compensate for missing data, and countries included in the main analyses.

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The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021: Supplements

Resource date: May 2021

Author: UNFPA, WHO, ICM

Two papers about groups at risk of being “left behind” in terms of access to Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health (SRMNAH) workers: (i) adolescents and (ii) women, newborns and adolescents in humanitarian and fragile settings. The papers describe the health workforce challenges and gives examples of initiatives to improve access for these groups.

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Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

School closures have put young people at risk, researchers say. Pictured, a UNFPA-supported boarding school in Kenya, photographed in November 2020. © UNFPA ESARO

21 April 2021

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Serbian women with disabilities shatter taboos, transform health services amid pandemic

Mónika Zsúnyi and other advocates are making their local communities and health systems more inclusive. Image courtesy of Mónika Zsúnyi

12 April 2021

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Yemeni midwives help deliver hope during Ramadan

Midwife Rahma attends to Halima, who is due to give birth during Ramadan, at her home that has been outfitted as a maternity clinic. © UNFPA Yemen

01 April 2021

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Dominican Republic project champions welfare of mothers amid COVID-19 pandemic

Lucía García, 19, is pregnant with her third child. Despite the hardships of the pandemic, she feels more prepared for childbirth than before. © AFP/UNFPA Dominican Republic

29 March 2021

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Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

Women in the Shanisha community, in Sudan's Blue Nile State, speak about changes happening since the country's democratic transition. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty

24 March 2021

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Motherhood on the brink: Pregnant women in Yemen under famine and violence

25 March 2021

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We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

Catarina Furtado visits a new mother in a maternity ward. The right to make essential choices, such as when and whether to become a parent, and to see a doctor, must be realized for all, she said. Image courtesy of Catarina Furtado.

19 March 2021

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