To close the midwives shortage gap in Nigeria by 2030, about 70,000 more midwives are needed, the United Nations Population Fund has said.
UNFPA made this known in a press statement by its Executive Director, Dr Natalia Kanem, issued in commemoration of the 2023 International Day of the Midwife with the theme ‘Together again: from evidence to reality.’
IDM is May 5 and it is a day dedicated to celebrating midwives for their unwavering commitment to saving lives and ensuring the health and wellbeing of women and newborn babies.
She said the consequences of not having enough skilled midwives were alarming.
She said in a world where a woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth, access to skilled midwives is one of the most important ways to avert preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
