Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania BARIADI, United Republic of Tanzania – Midwife Nuriat Koku Mtumbi remembers the day in March well: “It was raining heavily and
Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services GODOMEY, Benin/ASSAHOUN, Togo/CONAKRY, Guinea As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, health workers in West Africa say it has been
Pregnant indigenous women in Panama face COVID-19 fears, lack of transport June 11, 2020 GNÄBE BUGLÉ REGION, Panama – Carmen was two days into an excruciating labour when she was carried to
In war-torn Yemen, life-threatening pregnancy complication finds a happy ending SANA’A, Yemen – Twenty-three-year-old Amani, from Shabwa Governorate in southern Yemen, waited years to have a child. But when she finally
COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up SANA’A, Yemen – On 10 April, Yemen announced its first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19. Since then, 34 more cases and 7 deaths have
Telling her story: five women on the debilitating impact of obstetric fistula Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries. It occurs when a woman experiences prolonged labor–often for several days-
Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities who require reproductive health care UNITED NATIONS, New York/FRANCISTOWN, Botswana, RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Even under normal circumstances, persons with disabilities face discrimination, high rates of gender-based violence,
COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up SANA’A, Yemen – On 10 April, Yemen announced its first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19. Since then, 34 more cases and 7 deaths have
Motherhood during Coronavirus Update July 6, 2020: though UNFPA does not have any programming in the United States, American mothers still deserve care.
Ethiopia’s midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Today Ethiopia has more than 70 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a fact that has placed the country’s midwives
