International Midwifery articles from November 2004

International Midwifery archives from November 2004

The end of our year--a time for rethinking, renewing and making resolutions; Kathy Herschderfer, ICM Secretary General, writes, at the completion of her first 12 months in post, of her impressions of the last year and intentions for the next.
November 1, 2004... As the end of the year approaches, many of us look back and reflect on the events and experiences that have influenced us the most during the past 12 months. Some of us are anxiously looking forward to what the New Year will bring and some of...

Who are we and what do we do: HQ staff happy to work with the 'broad and diverse ICM family':; Bernadette Davis, Jessica Gonzalez and Maria Laza explain the work that goes on at ICM head office in The Hague.
November 1, 2004... The ICM administrative staff consists of three part time employees with diverse professional and ethnic backgrounds. Aruba-born US/Dutch citizen Bernadette Davis brings a broad professional background as a personal assistant to the office, with...

WHO, ICM and FIGO launch: 'making pregnancy safer: the critical role of the skilled attendant'; ICM Secretary General Kathy Herschderfer introduces a ground-breaking joint statement that underscores the importance of midwifery skills in safe motherhood.
November 1, 2004... Making pregnancy, safer:, the critical role of the skilled attendant is a statement produced jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and the International Federation of Gynaecologists...

A spiral of change in Czech midwifery: turning full circle but one step higher: Zuzana Stromerova describes new legislation for midwives in the Czech Republic, the current challenges and an innovative educational course to help them fulfil their roles.
November 1, 2004... For midwives in the Czech Republic, 2004 has been a memorable year and maybe a turning point. In April a new law was adopted, which concerns the achievement of professional status for nonmedical healthcare providers. This law sets the...

ICM delegation at international regulation meeting.(ICM and members' news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Deputy Director Judi Brown has been the ICM representative on the international Nursing and Midwifery Regulator? Steering Committee for the past five years. As part of this role, she led the ICM delegation to the Special Business Meeting...

Collaborative Primary Maternity Care Project.(ICM and members' news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The ICM is participating as an international consultant in the Canadian 'Collaborative Primary Maternity Care' project that aims to reduce key barriers and facilitate the implementation of national multidisciplinary collaborative primary...

ICM and MKI: midwifery training in joint global HIV/AIDS initiative.(ICM and members' news)
November 1, 2004... World AIDS Day 2004, on 1 December, was the occasion for the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and the Medical Knowledge Institute (MKI) launching a joint global AIDS initiative, with work due to start in April 2005. The...

Reducing maternal mortality in Afghanistan by training skilled attendants.(ICM members' news)
November 1, 2004... An International Outreach Award, granted by the Royal College of Midwives (UK) has been gained by Scottish midwife Sheena Currie, who is co-ordinating a pilot Community Midwifery Training programme in Afghanistan for the Netherlands-based...

Correction and apology.(ICM members' news)(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2004... Owing to a proof-reading error, in the last (September/October 2004) issue of International Midwifery, the name of one of the ICM Young Midwifery Leader mentees was incorrectly printed. We apologise to South African midwife Elgonda Bekker,...

The ICM's 27th Triennial International Congress: Brisbane, Australia, July 24-28, 2005; planning for the 2005 Brisbane Congress goes ahead in Australia but also in The Hague as ICM prepares for the associated meetings and workshops.
November 1, 2004... Latest calculations from the planning committee in Brisbane indicate that the full programme will incorporate four keynote papers, 370 concurrent papers, nine ICM concurrent workshops, four ICM partners' workshops, seven other workshops, eight...

Medical Knowledge Institute and International Confederation of Midwives launch global midwifery AIDS training program.(Press Release)
November 1, 2004... Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 29 November 2004--On December 1, World AIDS Day, the Medical Knowledge Institute (MKI) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) launch a global AIDS initiative starting April 2005. The overall goal of...