International Midwifery articles from September 2005

International Midwifery archives from September 2005

ICM Council--midwives from across the world united by their ideals and convictions: Kathy Herschderfer, ICM Secretary General, describes the work leading up to Council 2005, and the experience of seeing in action 'this incredible organisation'.
September 1, 2005... Papers and preparation In the months preceding the 27th Triennial Congress in Brisbane, a large part of the ICM Headquarters' workload, and mine, consisted of preparing for the Council meeting. It was a challenge for all of us. At that...

ICM Membership Survey.(News from ICM members)
September 1, 2005... At the beginning of 2005 ICM launched a membership survey, the main aim being to obtain up-to-date member information and an overview of how we can best serve our members. There was a marvellous response, for which sincere thanks are offered to...

Multidisciplinary Collaborative Primary Maternity Care Project.(News from ICM members)
September 1, 2005... The ICM took part in the Multidisciplinary Collaborative Primary Maternity Care Project (MC[P.sup.2]), a Canadian initiative launched by six professional associations including the Canadian Association of Midwives and the Society of...

More productive work from ICM's Young Midwifery Leaders.(News from ICM members)
September 1, 2005... ICM is delighted to announce the births of new babies, in August, to two of the Young Midwifery Leaders. Keith Lipato (who was on an exchange programme in Norway) wrote: 'Thoko my wife gave birth to our last born at 04.45 am today (August...

ICM represents health professionals in new Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health: since the launch of the new Partnership, work is progressing rapidly to establish effective action towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5.
September 1, 2005... Structure The key bodies that oversee and carry out the work of The Partnership are the Forum, the Steering Committee and the Working Groups. The Forum includes all members of the Partnership. It is responsible for nominating...

The ICM 'showcases'--a new feature at the international congress in Brisbane, Australia: representatives from ICM's global partner organisations came to Brisbane to tell midwives of their commitment to working together for safe motherhood.
September 1, 2005... The International Confederation of Midwives has always invited distinguished guests to its triennial congresses, but--as the ICM continues to gain influence and credibility among policy-makers at the global level--it was felt important on this...

'A new image: the midwife as advocate and activist'--an ICM workshop: Nester T Moyo, ICM Programme Manager, and Elizabeth Duff, ICM Communications Manager, proposed an assertive new image for midwives.
September 1, 2005... This media relations workshop was presented at the ICM Congress in Brisbane on Monday July 25. The topic is always popular and in this session the room was full with around 40 midwives from Australia, Germany, Japan, Malawi, New Zealand, Papua...

Synergising HIV/AIDS and Sexual & Reproductive Health rights--a manual for NGOs.(Worldwide news)
September 1, 2005... Aidsnet, a Danish non-governmental network on AIDS and development, working with the World Health Organization (WHO), has developed a package to assist in improving HIV/AIDS interventions. The worldwide epidemic of AIDS has created...

AIDS virus weakening?(Worldwide news)
September 1, 2005... A team at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, in Antwerp, Belgium, has carried out a comparison of HIV-I samples from 1986-89 and 2002-03 (12 samples from each time period). They found the newer samples appeared not to multiply as well, and...

Breastfeeding in aftermath of disasters in USA.(Worldwide news)
September 1, 2005... In the aftermath of one of the nation's worst natural disasters, the devastation caused by Hurricane Rita in the southern states of the USA, the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), an organisation of more than 40 national health care,...

World agencies in aid efforts after Pakistan earthquake.(Worldwide news)
September 1, 2005... An earthquake registering 7.6 on the Richter scale struck south Asia on October 8 causing widespread devastation. The epicentre was close to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. International aid agencies have been assisting the...

Advances in legislation against baby milk promotion in Africa.(Worldwide news)
September 1, 2005... A report on new laws around marketing of formula milks has been published in Update, the newsletter of Baby Milk Action, part of the International Baby Food Action Network. The article points out that good breastfeeding practices are at the top...

Obesity--linked diabetes and stillbirth.(Worldwide news)
September 1, 2005... Pregnant women with type 2 diabetes, often triggered by obesity, are five times more likely to have a stillborn baby and their babies are three times more likely than other babies to die within the four weeks of life. The two findings are...

International confederation of midwives.
September 1, 2005... The ICM core document 'The philosophy and model of midwifery care' was originally drafted by Nester Moyo, using ideas and sources from each ICM region, for discussion at the Vienna Council meeting, April 2002. Since then it has been revised and...