Midwife

Innovation: How ultrasound is saving lives in South Sudan

Stephen is a midwife from South Sudan, working with MSF in Malakal camp to provide care to people displaced by conflict. In this post, he explains how new kit and training in "point-of-care" ultrasound scans are helping midwives like him make life-saving diagnoses.

12 Nov 2018 / 5 minute read

Christine Tasnier

Ethiopia: “She named her baby Nyamire. It means decision”

Christine Tasnier is a midwife from the UK, currently working in Ethiopia’s Kule Refugee Camp – home to around 54,000 people fleeing conflict in neighbouring South Sudan.

06 Nov 2018 / 8 minute read

Mimansa Manheden in the post-delivery room

Afghanistan: Working with what you have

Difficult circumstances sometimes impact our decisions. Mimansa, a midwife from Sweden, is currently working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Afghanistan. She blogs...

01 Aug 2018 / 4 minute read

Zuzana Betkova

"The real accolades should be for the local staff who work hard... through thick and thin"

I am currently working as Midwife Activity Manager in Kuchlak, Balochistan Province. I usually work as a midwife in Toronto Canada. This is my first mission with MSF as well as my first time in Pakistan.

20 Jul 2018 / 6 minute read

Afghanistan: How to manage a maternity unit

Two years ago, Mimansa, a midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was working in a maternity unit in Afghanistan. Now, as she returns to the project – in a region with one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world – she shares the third part of her story.

11 Jul 2018 / 5 minute read

A midwife in Afghanistan: Reunited with friends

It's so amazing to be back! The project is in full swing and I got straight into it. There was not much time to rest, I’ll get that when I can in future.

28 Jun 2018 / 2 minute read

A midwife returns to Afghanistan

Two years ago, Mimansa, a midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was working in a maternity unit in Afghanistan. Now she’s preparing to go back, to see old friends and to return to work in a region with one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world…

04 Jun 2018 / 3 minute read

Delivering babies in South Sudan: Life lessons

Kirsti is a midwife from the USA, currently working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan. Today she blogs about a first-time mother and trying to learn from her patients...

26 Apr 2018 / 4 minute read

On the maternity ward in South Sudan: A new perspective

Kirsti is a midwife from the USA, currently working for MSF / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan. She blogs about a tiny patient with a mystery illness, and about learning to see things differently...

18 Apr 2018 / 4 minute read

My Favorite Birth

"Before I know it this experience will be only memories, quite possibly some of my favorite memories. And I want to remember it all."

01 Mar 2018 / 5 minute read

Delivering babies in South Sudan: How did I get so lucky?

Kirsti is a midwife from the USA. She is currently working for MSF / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan, where she's helping to ensure women have a safe place to give birth...

21 Feb 2018 / 4 minute read

Judith Elavian