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UN says global midwife shortage putting lives at risk

UN says global midwife shortage putting lives at risk Issued on: 05/05/2021 - 20:14 Lebanese midwife Heba Khoudary examines a woman at a mobile clinic supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Beirut in September 2020 the UN says hundreds of thousands more midwifes are needed globally ANWAR AMRO AFP/File 2 min United Nations (United States) (AFP) The United Nations warned Wednesday that the world faces an acute shortage of midwives, saying millions of lives could be saved if the shortfall were addressed. The shortage of 900,000 midwives represents a third of the required global midwifery workforce, says a study carried out jointly by the UN Population Fund, the World Health Organization and the International Confederation of Midwives.

Global lack of midwives leads to 4 3 million deaths of mothers and babies every year

UNFPA ESARO | New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives

New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives News 5 May 2021 If care delivered by midwives is fully resourced by 2035, this could avert 67 per cent of maternal deaths, 64 per cent of newborn deaths and 65 per cent of stillbirths. © UNFPA Rwanda Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 May 2021 Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because the needs of pregnant women and skills of midwives are not recognized or prioritized. The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, which represents a third of the required global midwifery workforce. The COVID-19 crisis has only exacerbated these problems, with the health needs of women and newborns being overshadowed, midwifery services being disrupted and midwives being deployed to other health services.

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