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07 May 2020
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Locked down and pregnant: Clinics are no longer the safe places they used to be, so what can be done?
The COVID-19 pandemic has created obstacles for women seeking essential sexual and reproductive health care.
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05 May 2020
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Serving on the COVID-19 frontlines – India’s nurse-midwives save lives across the entire life cycle
From the southern states of Karnataka and Kerala, stories of compassion, courage and fortitude.
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05 May 2020
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Mother, midwife and super typhoon survivor joins the COVID-19 fight for pregnant women
Faithjoy “Joy” Abuyabor, is a 41-year-old registered midwife. While helping pregnant women is her vocation, Joy herself too is five (5) months pregnant now. “I need to…
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05 May 2020
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COVID-19 is highlighting global neglect of pregnant women and midwives
In this op-ed for the World Economic Forum, our Regional Director explains how the pandemic is highlighting key challenges that hinder the lifesaving work of midwives,…
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05 May 2020
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'Eager to go to rural areas and save lives of pregnant women'
Sakila Chaulagian is among the first batch of midwives in Nepal who recently completed the three-year midwifery course, meant to strengthen the country's capacity to reduce…
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05 May 2020
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Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
UNFPA's Executive Director calls on the world to recognise the bravery of midwives amid the pandemic - and always.
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05 May 2020
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China's heroic midwives: Personal stories from the COVID-19 frontlines
Midwives nationwide share their experiences of challenge and joy as they support pregnant women and new mothers amid the pandemic.
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05 May 2020
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The midwife and the pandemic: A Sri Lanka story
Malani's been a midwife for 20 years. But the COVID-19 challenge is like no other.
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04 May 2020
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International Day of the Midwife: Protecting Mothers and Babies in Cambodia
Pert Vorn, a midwife working in rural Cambodia, remembers a time when women in villages throughout the country had no access to proper sexual or reproductive care. Women…
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