New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900 000 midwives
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900 000 midwives 5 May 2021 Reading time:
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 skills of midwives are not recognized or prioritized.
The world is currently facing a shortage of 900 000 midwives, which represents a third of the required global midwifery workforce. The COVID-19 crisis has only exacerbated these problems, with the health needs of women and newborns being overshadowed, midwifery services being disrupted and midwives being deployed to other health services.
Lynx women in baptism of fire
Lynx women 0-3 Lions Gibraltar Women
It was a baptism of fire for a Lynx women’s football on their debut match against Lions Gibraltar. Albeit one which signals an important moment for women’s football in Gibraltar. The demise of Lincoln Red Imps women’s team had led to grave concerns that women’s football could go through a lean patch this season. The departure of the red and black, with one of the top squads in the league meant that one of the quality teams in the league had suddenly disappeared. With it many believed also some of the players.