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Funding Cuts, Climate Crises Endanger Maternity Care; NGOs Respond

7/19/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew UNFPA funding and retreated from commitments, threatening reproductive care worldwide.
The 2022 Sindh floods left 73,000 pregnant women without clinics or birth attendants.
A 2025 University of Southern California (USC) study linked wildfire smoke and heat stress to more underweight newborns in vulnerable neighborhoods.
Population Action International added reproductive health services to plans in Malawi, Bangladesh and Mexico and secured funding for UNFPA kits.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew UNFPA funding and retreated from commitments, threatening reproductive care worldwide.
The 2022 Sindh floods left 73,000 pregnant women without clinics or birth attendants.
A 2025 University of Southern California (USC) study linked wildfire smoke and heat stress to more underweight newborns in vulnerable neighborhoods.
Population Action International added reproductive health services to plans in Malawi, Bangladesh and Mexico and secured funding for UNFPA kits.