Taking the fear out of childbirth in Latin America

05 May 2023

Publication

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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Midwives are saving lives in rural Colombia

Published on: 12/05/2023

Meet Elisa, the midwife who leads the delivery room at San Andrés Hospital in Colombia.

With her team, she ensures that every woman receives quality health care while being treated with dignity and respect.

See how UNFPA supports her and other midwives around the world.

News

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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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023

01 May 2023

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News

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
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News

UNFPA midwives on call to ensure safe births in Afghanistan’s most remote villages

Midwife Suhila Rasuli on her way to visit a pregnant woman in a remote area of Nimroz province, Afghanistan. © Naqibullah Rahimi/MOVE Afghanistan
  • 16 March 2023
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News

In Sudan, a UNFPA hospital helps women give birth safely despite flooding crisis

Health workers at the UNFPA Tunaydbah field hospital in Sudan’s eastern Gedaraf state provide critical maternal health care amid floods, conflict and an ongoing refugee crisis. © UNFPA Sudan
  • 17 January 2023
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Fighting obstetric violence in Brazil with Johnson & Johnson

Published on: 12/12/2022

When she found out she was pregnant, Carolina was afraid to go to the hospital.

She had heard that in Brazil, women of color had been discriminated against and treated violently by healthcare staff.

Thanks to a programme supported by UNFPA and Johnson & Johnson, midwives like Leonor are now trained on how to respect and protect their patients’ reproductive rights.

News

Ending maternal deaths in a world of 8 billion: How midwives save lives

Simmaly and Amina attending an event honouring midwives earlier this year. © UNFPA Lao PDR
  • 17 November 2022
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