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.
In the Philippines, USAID-trained Indigenous community health workers like Flora are transforming lives by providing culturally-sensitive family planning services and strengthening primary health care systems in underserved areas.
As rising heat and disasters affect pregnancy and birth outcomes, midwives are working to ensure a safer, more sustainable future.