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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Every two minutes a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth: Tackling a global maternal health crisis
- 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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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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Bridging worlds: A Bolivian midwife blends traditional practices with modern medicine for safer childbirth
- 29 January 2025
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Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities
- 02 October 2024
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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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Incorporating culture into care: One Afrodescendent midwife’s journey towards ending maternal deaths in Costa Rica
- 29 August 2024
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