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Telling her story: Women share their experiences of obstetric fistula
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Telling her story: Women share their experiences of obstetric fistula
Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries. Every year, 50,000 to 100,000 women develop this devastating childbirth injury. Obstetric fistula occurs when a woman experiences prolonged labor – often for several days – and is unable to…
The World’s Most Dangerous Places to Be a Mother
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The World’s Most Dangerous Places to Be a Mother
This Mother’s Day, 800 would-be moms will needlessly die from preventable pregnancy and childbirth complications. And this tragedy will repeat itself the next day, the day after that, and so on, until women everywhere have access to the sexual and…
Midwives, No Matter What
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Midwives, No Matter What
In the United States, nearly all births take place at hospitals staffed with teams of doctors and nurses. In this setting, midwives might seem antiquated. But in much of the world, midwives are the primary or only option for pregnant women, new mothers, and…
Two kits for Mother’s Day: the lifesaving power of UNFPA emergency birth kits and mama kits
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Two kits for Mother’s Day: the lifesaving power of UNFPA emergency birth kits and mama kits
Every day, mothers around the world make sacrifices — from juggling a difficult career to migrating to a new country — so their children can have safer, healthier lives. But mothers are at risk, too. Every day, more than 800 women will die…

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