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Looming midwife shortage risks mothers, newborn babies

Summary by The Nation
Health experts have warned that the country is on a dangerous path towards a severe shortage of midwives by 2030, a situation that threatens the quality of care for mothers and newborn babies. This was raised by the Association of Malawian Midwives (Amami) during a workshop in Lilongwe yesterday and it follows a new United Nations report showing Malawi’s midwife density has dropped sharply from 7.7 to 5.3 for every 10 000 people since 2022. The …
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The Nation broke the news in Blantyre, Malawi on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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