At the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) Midwifery Programme this summer, my work has included a variety of projects on maternal and newborn health, especially centering around drafting and completing the Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF) Annual Report. This Report showcases achievements within midwifery, emergency obstetric and newborn care, obstetric fistula, and maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response. For this project, I have reviewed international reporting on these areas, documented best practices, and compiled data relating to their respective outcomes in 32 countries. Beyond this, operating within UNFPA's Sexual and Reproductive Health Branch has allowed me to engage with fascinating and important work and discussion on COVID-19, vulnerable populations, and human rights advocacy.
