Africa: Lives of Pregnant Women and Newborns At Risk As Funding Cuts Impact Midwifery Support

Africa: Lives of Pregnant Women and Newborns At Risk As Funding Cuts Impact Midwifery Support

Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to 90 per cent of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services - from safely delivering babies to caring for survivors of sexual violence.

With the #InfantMortality rate in #Guantánamo skyrocketing (13.94 per 1,000 live births), local authorities insist on "encouraging the role" of Party members in #health centers.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH- As of May 7, 2025, Utah's law of safe haven for newborns will allow parents or the person designated by them to renounce custody of their newborn from 90 days or less anonymously in any state hospital. The original law, sponsored by former Senator Patrice Arent, was passed in 2001 and limited the age of the newborn to 30 days or less. The intention of this bill was to help protect newborns from injury or death by providing …

The deployment of birth attendants in the first line of care in the most dangerous or remote areas is one of the most effective ways to prevent maternal and neonatal deaths. However, they represent only 10 per cent of the personnel providing these services. During a crisis caused by a disaster or conflict, the chances of a woman dying during pregnancy or childbirth are doubled, due to the difficulty of accessing quality sexual and reproductive h…

Lives of pregnant women and newborns at risk as funding cuts impact midwifery support

Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to 90 per cent of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services – from safely delivering babies to caring for survivors of sexual violence.