International Midwifery articles from May 2005

International Midwifery archives from May 2005

Welcome to the ICM Congress in Brisbane!/Bienvenue a Brisbane/Bienvenides a Brisbane.
May 1, 2005... The healthy future of society depends on the health of the babies and children of today--and their mothers, who are guardians of that future. I make no apology for opening with these words, which are a deliberately political statement, and...

The International Day of the Midwife: 'midwives & women: a partnership for health': reports of celebrations of the International Day of the Midwife have arrived from every region, and from midwifery associations both new and longstanding.
May 1, 2005... In the press release announcing the theme of this year's International Day of the Midwife (IDM), attention was drawn to the third of the Millennium Development Goals: Promote gender equality and empower women. It was noted that midwives are in...

Pakistan: 'midwifery education will get its due place'.
May 1, 2005... Imtiaz Taj Kamal, a nurse-midwife who is Secretary General of the National Committee for Maternal Health, worked for decades to establish the Midwives Association of Pakistan, and to raise the profile of midwifery at national level. In 2005 she...

United Kingdom: 'do it again next year, please!'.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Midwives are currently achieving a high profile in the UK where the occasion of the IDM was incorporated into a new awareness-raising campaign, 'National Midwifery Week'. The aim is to increase the visibility of the profession, encourage people...

United States of America: commitment to high quality care.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) issued an IDM press release confirming that midwifery care plays a vital role in improving maternal and infant health outcomes. On the day, ACNM honoured the accomplishments of midwives worldwide,...

Zimbabwe: 'for love of women'.
May 1, 2005... Nester Moyo, Programme Co-ordinator for the ICM, was the key speaker when the Zimbabwe Confederation of Midwives celebrated the International Day. Nester took the IDM theme of 'Midwives and women--a partnership for health' and used the occasion...

The ICM Young Midwifery Leaders programme: advocacy, safe motherhood, 'reclaiming the art': young midwives on this programme say that 'YML has changed our lives'.
May 1, 2005... I had the opportunity of attending the Midwifery Today conference, 'Reclaiming the Art of Midwifery' in Bad Wildbad, Germany, October 2004, through the YML programme. My participation was made possible through financial assistance from the...

ICM and ICN at the World Health Assembly.(News from ICM and partners worldwide)(International Council of Midwives)(International Council of Nurses)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The ICM and International Council of Nurses (ICN) presented a joint statement to the 58th World Health Assembly, meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, May 16-25. Its focus was the expression of concern about lack of progress towards the Millennium...

New executive director at FIGO.(News from ICM and partners worldwide)(International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO) has appointed Professor Friday Okonofua of Nigeria to the post of Executive Director. Kathy Herschderfer, ICM Secretary General, said, 'I am delighted to hear of the...

International Regulation Conference held in Taipei, Taiwan, May 2005.(News from ICM and partners worldwide)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... 'Regulation and Globalisation' was the theme of the 7th International Conference on regulation for nurses and midwives, which attracted over 400 regulators from 70 countries. Discussions centred on the impact of globalisation on professional...

A Book for Midwives.(News from ICM and partners worldwide)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Hesperian Foundation has released a new edition of A Book for Midwives: Care for pregnancy, birth, and women's health by Susan Klein, Suellen Miller, and Fiona Thomson. It has been extensively revised to better support care in labour and...

Home birth in North America.(News from ICM and partners worldwide)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Canadian midwife Betty Anne Daviss and epidemiologist Kenneth Johnson have presented the results of their large, prospective study of planned home births in North America. The progress was tracked of 5418 women who planned to be delivered at...

White Ribbon Alliance conference: Bali, August 2005.(News from ICM and partners worldwide)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The global White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA) and the Indonesia WRA (APPI) are organising the WRA's first Asia-Pacific regional conference, ' Strengthening Partnership & Capacity-Building for Safe Motherhood'. In...