International Midwifery articles from July 2003

International Midwifery archives from July 2003

Promoting midwifery as the standard of care for childbearing women.
July 1, 2003... I am most grateful for this opportunity to reach my midwifery colleagues from near and far, and to call for the promotion of our beloved profession as the standard of care for the women of the world. Before proceeding, however, please indulge...

The Ghana Registered Midwives Association (GRMA) is holding its Golden Jubilee this year to celebrate the Association's creation in 1953 and its successful and ongoing career to 2003.(Ghana)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Ghana Registered Midwives Association (GRMA) is holding its Golden Jubilee this year to celebrate the Association's creation in 1953 and its successful and ongoing career to 2003. Kathlyn Ababio, President of GRMA, and ICM Regional...

Joyce Safe, also Regional Representative in Africa, attended the 1st quadrennial meeting and conference of the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Nursing, based in Arusha, Tanzania.(Tanzania)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Joyce Safe, also Regional Representative in Africa, attended the 1st quadrennial meeting and conference of the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Nursing, based in Arusha, Tanzania. Over 500 delegates came to the conference from...

Karlene Davis of the Royal College of Midwives (UK) had extended invitations for a regional meeting.(Europe English-speaking region)
July 1, 2003... Karlene Davis of the Royal College of Midwives (UK) had extended invitations for a regional meeting to the Maltese Midwives Association, Israel Midwives Association, Association of Radical Midwives (ARM) ha the UK, Midwives Association of...

Sinclair Harris from Quebec Writes: The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) was born in 2000, and joined ICM in 2002.(Canada)
July 1, 2003... Sinclair Harris from Quebec Writes: The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) was born in 2000, and joined ICM in 2002. As we all know, the practice of midwifery is as old as time, but in the context of the Canadian Health Care system,...

Hong Kong was declared 'SARS-free' in July after the earlier outbreak in China, so all midwives from the region are invited to attend the ICM Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in Hong Kong in November.(Hong Kong)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Hong Kong was declared 'SARS-free' in July after the earlier outbreak in China, so all midwives from the region are invited to attend the ICM Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in Hong Kong in November. ICM Director Joyce Thompson and Dr Maralyn...

Midwives and nurses work to ensure that 'every child has a right to a name and a nationality': the International Confederation of Midwives and International Council of Nurses have launched a joint campaign to help children achieve their human rights--from birth.
July 1, 2003... The picture above shows a newborn baby with a good start in life--alive, cared for and recorded. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Midwives and nurses the world over are aware that very many babies do not have the same good luck, but for a number...

World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7: 'Breastfeeding in a globalised world': breastfeeding in a globalised world brings both challenges and opportunities for breast-feeding advocates, to act locally and think globally.
July 1, 2003... 'Breastfeeding is about peace and justice. It is the natural, universal and peaceful way of nurturing our children. In a world often racked by injustice, violence and war, breastfeeding can be a sentinel of peace--inner peace, peace with other...

White-Red Ribbon Alliance: in Nigeria women die in childbirth and die from AIDS: the deaths are now recognised with a new symbol.
July 1, 2003... The following news comes from the Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) programme at JHPIEGO, and from the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA): In June 2003, just before the President and First Lady's visit, the MNH...

ICM makes clear to WHA the need to 'strengthen nursing and midwifery': Petra ten Hoope-Bender, ICM Secretary General, gives details of the ICM/ICN presentation given at the World Health Assembly, Geneva, May 2003.(World Health Assembly)
July 1, 2003... In the last issue of Internat-ional Midwifery, I summed up the major topics of relevance to midwives discussed at the 56th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, in May 2003. However, the final and most important item on the WHA agenda was...

Columbia Award strengthens midwives' safe motherhood work in Malawi: Martha Bokosi reports from Malawi on what has been achieved there following her receipt of the 2002 Columbia University Award.
July 1, 2003... This award is made annually by Columbia University, which hosts the Averting Maternal Mortality and Disability (AMMD) programme, to midwives in each ICM region. Part of its aim is to assist in strengthening the midwifery association in the...