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To reduce maternal deaths, look to midwives

"A mother’s trust in a midwife is the first medicine for a successful delivery," says Burcard Umuhoza, a midwife in Gisenyi, Rwanda. © UNFPA Rwanda/Maureen Twahirwa
  • 03 May 2017
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What Do Midwives Do?

Published on: 02/05/2017

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

“There has been an exodus of qualified midwives and reproductive health professionals,” Shatha Al Mostafa told UNFPA. © UNFPA/Nadine Cornier
  • 01 May 2017
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South Sudan clashes force pregnant women into the bush, over the border

Rose Akongo, 26, was in labour by the time she arrived at the border post. © UNFPA Uganda/Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi
  • 28 April 2017
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Cambodian midwives hone skills to save lives

UNFPA-supported trainings are enabling midwives to provide emergency obstetric and newborn care. © UNFPA Cambodia
  • 30 March 2017
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At two-year mark, Yemen’s conflict takes heavy toll on women and girls

A displaced woman from Taizz receives a dignity kit containing hygiene supplies and other basic items. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 23 March 2017
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Women’s health needs persist in conflict-affected Kachin State

“The mobile clinic doctor and midwife have given me the confidence to give birth in the hospital, rather than at home," Ei Ngae told UNFPA. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming
  • 26 January 2017
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Refugees spread the word about safe birth services in Uganda

After Flora and Patrick Anduga fled the bloody conflict in South Sudan, they learned about basic maternal health and reproductive health care – information they are eager to share. © ACORD
  • 12 January 2017
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NATIONAL POST: Reproductive Health Programme and Policy Specialist, Kabul, Afghanistan Country Office, NOC

  • Level: NOC
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 29 Dec 2016 11:45 PM (Asia/Kabul)
  • Duty station: Kabul

NATIONAL POST: Coordinator Province Central and Focal Point Programme Coordination, Kabul, Afghanistan Country Office, NOB

  • Level: NOB
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 29 Dec 2016 11:45 PM (Asia/Kabul)
  • Duty station: Kabul

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