{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Midwives Day: Midwives as Defenders of Women’s Rights","description":"The International Day of the Midwife was celebrated on May 05th by midwives all over the world.\n\nThe theme for the day was “Midwives: Defenders of Women’s Rights”.\n\nMidwives in South Sudan are crucial when it comes to reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, in a country with one of the worlds highest maternal mortality ratios in the world estimated at 789 deaths per 100,000 live births.\n\nTo get a broader perspective of how midwives in South Sudan race against time to save lives of children and women, Radio Miraya spoke to Dr. Gillian Butts-Garnett, UNFPA Midwifery Programme Specialist and Polly Grace, Chairperson of the nurses and midwives association in Jubek state.","author_name":"Radio Miraya","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3891441-radio-miraya","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/34789627/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}