Ethiopia ' 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: Source Type: news