UN HAILS MIDWIVES' CONTRIBUTION TO MATERNAL HEALTH AROUND THE WORLD

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UN HAILS MIDWIVES' CONTRIBUTION TO MATERNAL HEALTH AROUND THE WORLD
New York, May 6 2013 11:00AM
Midwives can make the difference between life and death for hundreds
of thousands of women every year, the United Nations population agency
affirmed today, recognizing their crucial role in improving maternal
health, family planning and assisting during humanitarian emergencies.

"Economic differences, inequalities in countries and inaccessibility
of services in some areas contribute to a shortage of some 350,000
midwives at a time when the world needs midwives more than ever," the
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Confederation of
Midwives said in a joint
"<http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/news/pid/13903>statement" to mark
the International Day of the Midwife, observed on 5 May.

"We urge all nations to work together to address the inequalities and
inaccessibility of midwifery services. We encourage them to support
quality training, innovative technologies and an enabling environment
for midwives to match the vital role they play in communities and
societies, especially in developing countries."

According to UNFPA, midwives save the lives of some 300,000 women each
year and 10 times as many infants. They are also key in ensuring
universal access to voluntary family planning, and this alone could
help prevent 87 million unintended pregnancies as well as unsafe
abortions and maternal deaths.

"About 222 million women want to delay or avoid pregnancies, but lack
the modern means to do so," said the statement. "Midwives' invaluable
counselling skills are instrumental in empowering young couples and
women to make the decisions that are right for their particular
situations."

In addition to caring for women during and after childbirth, midwives
also provide a wide range of assistance in humanitarian agencies, and
they train and supervise community health workers to provide
information and promote safer practices during crises.

In South Sudan, where maternal mortality is estimated at 2,054 deaths
for every 100,000 live births, midwives are vital in reducing maternal
mortality, as they provide skilled birth attendance, family planning
and emergency obstetric care, UNFPA Deputy Representative in South
Sudan, Bannet Ndyanabangi said.

UNFPA is supporting the Government there to train midwives in four
health training institutions -- Maridi, Kajo Keji, Wau and Juba
College of Nursing and Midwives, with support from the Canadian
International Development Agency, Dr. Ndyanabangi said.

"We hope that in the next four to five years, about 500 health workers
will graduate from these institutions, including 200 to 300 midwives,"
he said.
May 6 2013 11:00AM
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