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Risks mount for pregnant women in Ukraine

·December 12, 2025·2 min read

The incident comes amid alarming new data from the UN’s reproductive health agency (UNFPA), showing a sharp rise in the risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth in Ukraine, which is nearing its fourth year of conflict after Russia’s full-scale invasion. “Our latest analysis shows a sharp deterioration in maternal...

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

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·May 6, 2025·2 min read

But despite their critical role, UN support for midwifery is under serious threat due to severe funding cuts. Each year, three-quarters of all maternal deaths occur in just 25 countries, the majority of them located in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, according to the UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA. Midwives...

UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother and toddler in Mediterranean shipwreck

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·August 9, 2023·1 min read

A pregnant woman and a young child died when two boats carrying scores of migrants sank in rough seas off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday, according to media reports. The boats had reportedly departed from Sfax, Tunisia, and many of the passengers were believed to be from sub-Saharan...

One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report

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·May 9, 2023·2 min read

The report, Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth, assesses the latest data, which have similar risk factors and causes, and tracks the provision of critical health services. Overall, the report shows that progress in improving survival has stagnated since 2015; with around 290,000 maternal deaths each year, 1.9 million stillbirths...