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Cecilia Addah, 51, lives in the Upper East Region of Ghana. She’s the only midwife for 16,000 people, and covers three community clinics on her trusty motorbike. Across Ghana, nearly half of all women give birth without assistance from a … Continue reading →

Adumporka Abotiyure, 23, lives in a remote part of the Upper East Region of Ghana. When she went into labour with her third child, a traditional birth attendant took her 4km to the nearest health centre, so she could receive … Continue reading →

Selina Fletcher, 30, recently gave birth to her third child. Though she’s illiterate, Selina knows that maternal health care in Ghana is free. So, when her contractions started, she and her best friend Sarah made their way to Korle Bu … Continue reading →

“It’s a joy to bring a child into the world” says Cecilia Addah, a midwife from Ghana. She’s right. Oxfam’s latest photo exhibition, Birth Rights, tells the birth story of 2 women in Ghana, Selina and Adumporka. The joy and … Continue reading →