International Midwifery articles from March 2004

International Midwifery archives from March 2004

Nurturing friendships, sharing knowledge: el cultivo de amistades y el compartir de conocimientos: Carmen Machado, immediate past president and trustee, Trinidad and Tobago Association of Midwives, extends a welcome to the Americas.
March 1, 2004... The beautiful islands of Trinidad & Tobago welcome all participants to the first ICM Americas Regional Conference hosted by the Trinidad & Tobago Association of Midwives (TTAM), April 22-25, 2004 at the Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre,...

International Day of the Midwife: 5 May 2004.
March 1, 2004... Midwives--a voice for healthy families Raising the profile of midwives as advocates for healthy women, healthy babies, healthy nations Where midwifery is strong, the health of women tends to be better and this has a positive impact on...

Midwifery in the Americas: yesterday, today, tomorrow: parterias en las Americas: ayer, hoy, manana: ICM Regional representatives Bridget Lynch and Alicia Cillo show how the events planned for the conference are based on the needs of midwives in a diverse area.(International Confederation of Midwives )
March 1, 2004... The Americas Region of the ICM is organising its regional conference from April 23-24, 2004 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Americas Region is a very large area comprising all 44 countries and additional territories in South, Central...

Honouring traditional midwifery, valuing the knowledge: a Mexico conference: Diane Holzer, of the Midwives Alliance of North America, describes a meeting of traditional and professional midwives in Oaxaca, Mexico, September 2003.
March 1, 2004... The theme of this joint conference co-organised by Midwifery Today and the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Mexico was 'Honoring Traditional Midwifery'. It was a popular event with 250 participants, almost half of whom were traditional...

Russian midwives: 'they have strength and determination and they share a vision': Greta Beresford writes about the past and present of the Inter-regional League of Midwives of Russia, and her own involvement in their continued endeavours.
March 1, 2004... Midwives in Russia have a professional association: the Inter-regional League of Midwives of Russia. Establishing this has been a massive step forward for Russian midwives, which will enable them to take their place in the international...

Pakistan government celebrates midwife's work.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... On March 8, International Women's Day, a prestigious medal was awarded to midwife Imtiaz Taj Kamal, Secretary General of the National Committee for Maternal Health (NCMH) for her endeavours over 50 years in promoting the work of midwives. The...

New free CD-ROM: safe motherhood strategies: a review of the evidence (now available in Spanish).
March 1, 2004... This CD-Rom results from collaboration between DFID, the European Commission, the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp University and John Snow International-UK. In order to further its commitment to the reduction of maternal mortality,...

New co-chair appointed to ICM Research Standing Committee.(International Confederation of Midwives )(Holly Powell Kennedy)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... ICM is delighted to announce that Holly Powell Kennedy, CNM, PhD, FACNM has become the new co-chair of the Research Standing Committee (RSC) to join Professor Jane Sandall, following Kathy Herschderfer's move to be Secretary General of the ICM....

The partnership for safe motherhood and newborn health: announcing the launch of an expanded global initiative to promote the health and survival of women and newborns in the developing world.
March 1, 2004... The scope of the problem * Every minute a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth--more than half a million deaths per year. * More than seven million infants will die each year before reaching their first birthday. * Most...

'Global strategy for infant and young child feeding' (www.who.int).(Worldwide news: focus on breastfeeding)
March 1, 2004... UNICEF and WHO today jointly launched the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. The document, developed over two years of global consultation, pinpoints the mare problems affecting infant and young child feeding and identifies...

'Exclusive breastfeeding: the gold standard--safe, sound, sustainable' ... (www.waba.org.my).(Worldwide news: focus on breastfeeding)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... ... is the theme of this year's World Breastfeeding Week--August 1-7, or any other appropriate week. The context for this is the new Global Strategy. Exclusive breastfeeding is: * SAFE because it contains protective factors which help...