ICM Americas Conference in Suriname: Invest in Healthy Pregnancy; Invest in Midwives

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By: Lauren French Hoy, Professional Midwife and Independent Research Consultant, MSM, CPM

As world leaders prepare to announce the new global development goals for 2030, it is critical to strengthen and support midwifery care as it is well-positioned to realize the global maternal health goals. In July, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) held their 5th Regional Americas Conference in Suriname, “Invest in Healthy Pregnancy; Invest in Midwives,” which endorsed midwives taking the lead role as primary professionals responsible in promoting healthy pregnancies, and thereby ensuring healthy mothers and babies… read more

Taking a Walk in Her Shoes: How a Midwife Exchange Program Improved Maternal Health in Ethiopia

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By: Katie Millar, Senior Project Manager, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Hospital leaders and the Ethiopian Ministry of Health recognized a complicated problem in obstetric care in Addis Ababa. Primary health centers saw few patients and referred many unnecessarily to overcrowded tertiary hospitals. To help fix the problem, they created a midwife exchange program… read more