New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because the needs of pregnant women and the skills of midwives are not recognized or prioritized….