Global shortfall of nearly 1m midwives due to failure to value role, study finds

Midwifery students in Masuba, central Sierra Leone. Roles caring for women and newborns are often seen as ‘women’s work’. Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty

Midwifery students in Masuba, central Sierra Leone. Roles caring for women and newborns are often seen as ‘women’s work’. Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty

source https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/may/06/global-shortfall-of-nearly-1m-midwives-due-to-failure-to-value-role-study-finds