UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund (via Public) / New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
05/04/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/04/2021 18:10 New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives 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...
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