As climate change intensifies droughts in the Amazon rainforest, traditional midwives like Tabita dos Santos Moraes become lifelines for pregnant women in remote communities where once-navigable rivers have shrunk to impassable streams, making the journey to hospitals dangerous or impossible.
Dr. Paul Holtrop reflects on his mission to equip midwives with critical newborn care skills in the heart of Cox’s Bazar.
In Cambodia’s remote Koh Kong province, a skilled midwife navigates unexpected births at sea, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of providing essential care to newborns outside the hospital setting.
Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) in central India are crucial to the vaccination system, providing essential health services despite challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted their importance in achieving high vaccination rates. From Gavi and VaccinesWork.
After more than a quarter century, Samanthi Priyangika Dias still finds her work “fascinating”. She also wishes the contributions of public health midwives were better valued.