Midwifery hotline offers emergency support in Afghanistan

Language EnglishSAYED KHEL, Afghanistan –“It was seven in the morning, and I had not yet started my working day, when Hafsa* was brought to the clinic with normal labour pains,” said Mahbooba, a 27-year-old midwife who runs the Aqtash clinic in Afghanistan’s rural Sayed Khel District.Within a few hours, Hafsa had successfully given birth to a healthy baby, her first child. Everything seemed fine until the new mother suddenly began bleeding uncontrollably and showing signs of shock.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news