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As drought and floods threaten millions in Ethiopia, midwives are a lifeline for pregnant women and newborns

In Ethiopia's Somali region, a camp in the village of Gabi’as shelters hundreds of households displaced by drought. Over 260,000 women are currently pregnant in the Somali region alone, many of them internally displaced from recurrent, multiple crises and at dire risk of acute undernourishment, without access to even the most basic health care. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo

07 July 2023

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Bonded for life: A UNFPA-supported midwifery student in Gaza delivers her own baby sister

Raneen’s midwifery training helped her deliver her own baby sister during an emergency in Gaza. © UNFPA Palestine

29 June 2023

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Midwives in Bangladesh bring hope to survivors of Cyclone Mocha in world’s largest refugee camp

Nasrin Khatun, 27, was one of the midwives on duty to assist Khadija* in safely delivering her baby boy, as Cyclone Mocha raged along the coast of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA/Fahim Ahad

15 June 2023

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Amid wreckage in Beirut, health and psychosocial needs are paramount

The blast, and subsequent shockwaves, devastated large parts of Beirut. © UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz

13 August 2020

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Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022

Not one woman died while giving birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp in 2022 – representing a remarkable achievement. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren

10 April 2023

Midwives are saving lives amidst the worst drought in 40 years in Kenya

Published on: 08/06/2023

Charity is one of the UNFPA-supported midwives who is responding to the worst drought in 40 years in the Horn of Africa.

See how we’re protecting the health and rights of millions of women and girls affected by this humanitarian crisis in Kenya.

Taking the fear out of childbirth in Latin America

05 May 2023

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UNFPA mobile clinic helps women give birth safely during crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Midwives working in UNFPA’s mobile clinic attend to a pregnant woman who was forced to flee her home for a temporary displacement camp in Rusayo, North Kivu province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA/Junior Mayindu

08 May 2023

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Preventing and addressing stillbirths along the continuum of care: A global advocacy and implementation guide

Number of pages: 86

Publication date: 23 May 2023

Publisher: UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, International Stillbirth Alliance, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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As drought and floods threaten millions in Ethiopia, midwives are a lifeline for pregnant women and newborns

Bonded for life: A UNFPA-supported midwifery student in Gaza delivers her own baby sister

Midwives in Bangladesh bring hope to survivors of Cyclone Mocha in world’s largest refugee camp

Amid wreckage in Beirut, health and psychosocial needs are paramount

Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022

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