Mozambique: The challenge of a safe pregnancy and childbirth in

Atija Bacar sits with her elder mother and grandchild near the tent where she resides in Eduardo Mondlane camp, Mueda. She is 66 years old and originally from Mocímboa da Praia, a town heavily hit by attacks due to the ongoing conflict in the northern province. She now works with MSF as a traditional birth attendant (TBA) and assists more than 100 women in the camp. Like many of them, she lived through traumatic experiences, witnessing her husband’s and son’s murder. Now, she says she loves doing her job since she can help women in their time of need – “When I arrived here, this place was a forest. Some good people helped me to get settled. Now I can also help pregnant women. I know they need my support.”