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Bridging worlds: A Bolivian midwife blends traditional practices with modern medicine for safer childbirth
- 29 January 2025
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Midwives are delivering babies safely in remote areas of Bangladesh
Published on: 23/10/2024
During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met three young women who are helping mothers deliver their babies safely in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.
In this video, she explains how midwives are making a difference in this remote area, with support from UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
Learn more about how UNFPA supports midwifery around the world.
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Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities
- 02 October 2024
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Incorporating culture into care: One Afrodescendent midwife’s journey towards ending maternal deaths in Costa Rica
- 29 August 2024
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“It’s a burning issue”: How one midwife is harnessing new technology to support mothers and newborns in India
- 25 August 2024
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“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D’Ivoire
- 30 July 2024
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Between conflict and climate crises, midwives deliver hope for mothers and newborns in Yemen
- 06 May 2024
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How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict
- 07 June 2024
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Heroic midwives save lives in northwest Syria
Published on: 22/05/2024
After 13 years of conflict, midwives in northwest Syria are saving lives.
See how crucial midwives are to ensuring pregnant women in need can give birth safely and find out more about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting women and girls in Syria. Learn more.
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Hero’s journey: How UNFPA helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care
- 23 April 2024
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