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Ms. Phoebe Lolly Mashao was the 2008 Save the Children Midwife Award winner, presented by The Princess Royal at the International Confederation of Midwives Congress 2008 in Glasgow. Ms. Mashao works in Limpopo, one of the poorest provinces in South Africa. After receiving the 2008 Midwife Award, Lolly Mashao was appointed...
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Originally published by MCSP on Medium This International Day of the Midwife, we’re celebrating those creating healthy communities and saving lives across the globe. Come with us — from Bangladesh to Guinea — as we peek inside midwives’ bags on a typical day. In addition to their delivery bags, midwives “carry” many other invaluable tools...
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This story is taken from Childbirth in Uganda: Stories from women and health workers – a collection of 10 stories about birth experiences from the perspectives of women as mothers and healthcare workers – mostly midwives. Eva Nangalo, who shares her story here, has dedicated herself to saving mothers’ and...
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Originally posted on MHTF To mark International Day of the Midwife, the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF)’s Sarah Hodin interviewed Geeta Lal, a maternal health expert who coordinates the Global Midwifery Programme at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). S: First, please tell me a bit about yourself and your...
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Midwife Rita helped deliver Rupa and Rajkumar's first-born daughter this year at the newly constructed Taruka health facility in rural Nepal, a facility Save the Children helped rebuild after the devastating 2015 earthquake. The proximity of a health post and availability of a skilled auxiliary nurse midwife helped save the...
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