World: UNFPA and partners call for urgent action to invest in midwifery to curb alarming rates of maternal and newborn deaths

8 Mei 2023
Country: World
Sources: UN Children’s Fund, United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization

Midwives represent only 10% of the global health workforce, with a current shortage of 900,000 midwives. Additionally, these health providers, mostly women, are often underpaid and undervalued.