Midwives deliver babies — and they do much more. This slide show, created from photographs submitted by UNFPA Country Offices, shows midwives in action in more than 40 countries. The world needs midwives more than ever Chidbirth is perhaps the riskiest and most miraculous time in a woman's life. And midwives are truly the unsung heroines of the challenge to reduce the risks women face in bringing forth life. Global Resource Spotlight: Investing Now, armed with better skills … [Read more...]
Celebrating the Work of Midwives
May 11, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, BUSINESS, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, CHILDCARE, EURASIA, EUROPE, FEATURED, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SELF CARE, SOUTH AMERICA, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Advocacy and Partnerships, Africa, asia, babies, Belgium, birthing, Bolivia, Celebrating the Work of Midwives, child labor, childbirth, CHOUCHA CAMP, Delivering Babies, Dushanbe, Georgetown University), Ghana, Iraq, kabul, Lao PDR, MA DU VILLAGE, Maternal health, Middle East, midwife, midwifery, midwives, Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World, motherhood, Mozambique, New Delhi (India), Ninh Thuan Province, Papua New Guinea, Regional Information, SEPON HOSPITAL, TAJIKISTAN, Tunisia, UNFPA - Chief, Unicef, Viet Nam, women of the world, women.