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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021 Report
Published on: 05/05/2021
The world is currently facing an acute shortage of 900,000 midwives, which represents a third of the required global midwifery workforce. The COVID-19 crisis has only exacerbated these problems, with the health needs of women and newborns being overshadowed, midwifery services being disrupted and midwives being deployed to other health services.
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State of the World's Midwifery
The State of the World's Midwifery 2021
Number of pages: 80
Publication date: 05 May 2021
Author: UNFPA, WHO, ICM
The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 builds on previous reports in the SoWMy series and represents an unprecedented effort to document the whole world’s Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health (SRMNAH) workforce, with a particular focus on midwives. It calls for urgent investment in midwives to enable them to fulfil their potential to contribute towards UHC and the SDG agenda.
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Resources
The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021: Fast facts
Resource date: May 2021
Author: UNFPA, WHO, ICM
An executive summary of the key points from the detailed analyses conducted for the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021, including an infographic which presents the headline results and conclusions.
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State of the World’s Midwifery 2021: Executive summary
Resource date: May 2021
Author: UNFPA, WHO, ICM
A 4-page summary of the key points from the detailed analyses conducted for the State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021. It sets out the scale of the workforce challenges and proposes 4 areas in which bold investments in midwives and midwifery are needed.
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