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Vietnam is expanding midwife training to improve maternal care in remote areas, where many women lack access to prenatal services.
Vietnam is expanding training for village midwives to address a shortage in remote areas, where many women lack access to prenatal care and often give birth at home.
Despite 3,077 midwives trained since the 1990s, over half have left due to insufficient funding, leaving only 911 receiving allowances.
Midwives, many from ethnic minority communities, play a key role in reducing maternal and child mortality—Vietnam’s maternal mortality rate is now among the lowest in Southeast Asia.
Training includes comprehensive care and clinical practice, with a 30-year safety record.
Efforts continue to improve funding, incentives, and support systems to sustain these vital health workers in underserved regions.
Vietnam está ampliando la capacitación de parteras para mejorar la atención materna en áreas remotas, donde muchas mujeres carecen de acceso a servicios prenatales.