Statement
Midwives on the front line: Health workers, humanitarians, heroes
01 May 2025
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News
Front-line midwives: Three reasons to support these humanitarian health workers amid a global funding crisis
- 02 May 2025
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“I saved four lives in one night”
Midwives averting crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Midwife Obedi Lumoo Bikoma attends to a woman and her newborn in conflict-affected Goma, in North Kivu Province.
© UNFPA DRC/Junior Mayindu
05 May 2025
Press Release
UNFPA Warns of Devastating Impact of Funding Cuts on Midwife Support in Crisis-Hit Countries
05 May 2025
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News
Every two minutes a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth: Tackling a global maternal health crisis
- 07 April 2025
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Press Release
UNFPA and Partners Launch Midwifery Accelerator to Confront Maternal Health Crisis
07 April 2025
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Speech
Remarks by Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director at the CPD58 High-Level Side Event: Improving Health and Well-being for Women and Newborns
07 April 2025
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Publication
The Midwifery Accelerator: expanding health care for women and newborns
Publication date: 07 Apr 2025
Publisher: UNFPA
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News
Investing in skilled midwives to save lives and brighten futures in Yemen
- 10 February 2025
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Midwives are caring for displaced pregnant women in Chad
Published on: 18/02/2025
Florence is a midwife supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Chad.
Over 13,000 people, including many pregnant women, have been displaced by severe flooding across the country.
Now more than ever, her life-saving work is necessary.
See how Florence is making motherhood safer for pregnant women affected by this humanitarian crisis.
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