International Midwifery articles from July 2004

International Midwifery archives from July 2004

Marked decline in European birth rate: a concern for midwives; Penny Held, European representative on the IM Editorial Advisory Group, highlights demographic changes in the region that will impact on midwifery.
July 1, 2004... No major industrialised country in the world has a total fertility rate (that is, the average number of children a woman has) above 2.1. The average fertility rate in Europe is 1.45. France, with a total fertility rate of 1.9 per woman and...

New laws in the Czech Republic raise questions for midwives' practice.(News from midwives in Europe: the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, the Netherlands: As major political changes take place in Europe, the ICM has received news reports from midwives around the region)
July 1, 2004... New laws in the Czech Republic raise questions for midwives' practice A bulletin received from the Czech Association of Midwives describes new legislation pertinent to midwives that came into force in April 2004. Article 6 of this law...

International support has helped Romanian midwives.(News from midwives in Europe: the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, the Netherlands: As major political changes take place in Europe, the ICM has received news reports from midwives around the region)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... After 26 years of lack of professional support, in the last two years there have been major advances for Romanian midwives. A report from Romania marks the achievements: In 2003, education for midwives was reestablished in the Universities...

Midwifery in the Netherlands: a prospect for future development in Europe.(News from midwives in Europe: the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, the Netherlands: as major political changes take place in Europe, the ICM has received news reports from midwives around the region)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... A conference with this theme is to be held at the University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, April 7-8, 2005. The Dutch midwifery system is renowned worldwide for its ability to preserve pregnancy and childbirth as a normal life...

International symposium on women's health, Budapest.(News from midwives in Europe: the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, the Netherlands: As major political changes take place in Europe, the ICM has received news reports from midwives around the region)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... This meeting, to be held in Budapest, Hungary, February 4-6, 2005, will focus on issues in thrombosis and haemostasis. The programme Will include symposia, oral presentations and poster sessions. An excellent scientific programme is planned...

Caesarean section--a woman's right to choose: ICM Central Europe Region workshop: regional representative Renske Drejer reports on a workshop held in Vienna, Austria, April 2004, to address an important issue for midwives.
July 1, 2004... Midwives in the Central Europe Region, along with many others around the world in both developed and developing countries, are very much concerned about the ongoing increase of the Caesarean section rate. Facts and figures about Caesarean...

Nordic conference brings together 500 midwives in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 2004.
July 1, 2004... Almost 500 midwives came together in Reykjavik, Iceland, for me congress of the Nordic Midwives' Association, 20-22 May 2004. The Nordic Midwives' Association ('NJF') was founded in 1950 on the initiative of the Swedish Midwives'...

Canadian midwives issue statement on elective Caesarean section.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) has produced a position statement, in alliance with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, which states a belief that 'vaginal birth is clearly the safest birth for most women and...

Evidence-based guidelines for decisions on Caesarean section set in UK.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The UK's National Institute for Clinical Excellence issued guidelines (for England and Wales) on Caesarean section in April 2004; these had been developed in conjunction with the National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health,...

ICM promotes international leadership development for young midwives: ICM Programme Manager Nester Moyo gives the background and progress on a groundbreaking ICM initiative launched in Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 2004.
July 1, 2004... The Young Midwifery Leaders Programme is one of ICM's major undertakings in leadership development among midwives across the globe. A full report on the progress of the new programme, 'Young Midwifery Leaders', has followed the successful...

ICM and FIGO working together towards saving mothers and newborns: Kathy Herschderfer, ICM Secretary General, describes how midwives can get involved in national projects with medical colleagues.
July 1, 2004... In the global arena, ICM works very closely with FIGO (the International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians) in promoting 'Safe Motherhood and Healthy Newborns', and ICM is a member of the FIGO working group on Safe Motherhood and...

Mensaje por el dia mundial de la obstetriz y el obstetra: midwives in Latin America celebrated the day of the midwife on August 31, 2004.
July 1, 2004... Mensaje por el Dia Mundial de la Obstetriz y el obstetra La Federacion de Obstetrices y Obstetras del Ecuador (FENOE), saluda a traves de usted a toda las Obstetrices y Obstetras de los colegios provinciales por celebrar el Dia Mundial de...

'My Sister, My Self': stories of women: a film about Safe Motherhood among the women of the British Commonwealth.
July 1, 2004... My Sister, My Self is a short advocacy film commissioned by the British Council and made by Brigid McConville and Gwyneth Lewis. Those assisting included health ministries in Kenya, Malawi, Sri Lanka and India, WHO, UNICEF and the White Ribbon...