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By providing compassionate and culturally appropriate care to women throughout their reproductive life, trained and supported midwives are critical to closing the gaps in human resources for health and helping to reduce maternal and newborn deaths. Gloria Flores, a licensed nurse and perinatal specialist from Morelos state, Mexico, is working...
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It’s said that true leaders represent the interests of the people who have invested in them moreso than they do themselves: a conduit, if you will. When Karen Guilliland, President of the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM), speaks of women and midwives in New Zealand – praising their sheer passion,...
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I was born and raised in a poor mountainous region of Tay Nguyen in Vietnam. The health care services for women and children at this place is still underdeveloped. The hospitals are miles away and most of the newborns and their mothers are taken care by the midwives. My mother...
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Improving the quality of care that women experience during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period has become a major global priority. Achieving good quality care requires not only clinical improvements, but also a person-centered approach that takes into account women’s and health workers’ needs and perspectives. In 2016, the World...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhgozFMD6O4 The 10,000 Happy Birthdays project trains midwives in life saving skills in Malawi and Zambia, This film shows the remarkable results achieved by the Association of Malawian Midwives, The Midwifery Association of Zambia and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) after project start in 2014. Original post
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