The State of the World's Midwifery 2021The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 presents findings on the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health (SRMNAH) workforce from 194 countries. The report establishes a global shortage of 1.1 million SRMNAH workers, the largest shortage (900,000) being midwives.