Ethiopia & #039;s midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –Today Ethiopia has more than70 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a fact that has placed the country ’s midwives on high alert.“Midwives cannot maintain physical distance with a labouring mother like in other wards, making them too prone to acquiring infection with the virus,” said Dawit Mequanint, a midwife working in the Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, the country ' s largest tertiary hospital.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund Source Type: news
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