06 September 2023

Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

Published on: 01/09/2023

Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.

Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.

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Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Midwife Fyfy Omoyi hands Ms. Bembeleza her newborn, who was delivered safely at the UNFPA mobile health clinic at the Bulengo displacement camp. The camp is currently sheltering more than 100,000 people who have fled brutal conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ©UNFPA DRC/Jonas Yunus

31 August 2023

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Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births

Midwife Durdana Samandar says Ms. Husun could have experienced serious complications had she insisted on walking four hours to go back home to deliver her baby. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ehsanullah Popal

15 August 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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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

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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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Across Afghanistan, resourceful midwives brave multiple barriers to ensure maternal health and safe births

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

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

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

Taking the fear out of childbirth in Latin America

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