Midwives’ Voices, Midwives’ Realities: A 2016 Report from the World Health Organization
Posted onIn collaboration with the White Ribbon Alliance and the International Confederation of Midwives, the World Health Organization recently published the 2016 “Midwives’ Voices, Midwives’ Realities” report. Midwives play a crucial role in providing high quality care to mothers and newborns around the world, but they face a number of barriers that have not been adequately reflected in research, policy and practice…read more
Retention in care and reasons for discontinuation of lifelong antiretroviral therapy in a cohort of Cameroonian pregnant and breastfeeding HIV-positive women initiating ‘Option B+’ in the South West Region
Posted onCommunities Demanding Quality Maternity Care
Posted onGeorge Nkhoma is a midwife in Malawi. Growing up without a mother – because she died while giving birth to him – has made George passionate about the state of maternal and newborn care in the country. The zealous midwife is now an advocate for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) for White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) in Malawi, and his community recognizes him as being exemplary in his work as he is very helpful and, unlike other midwives, treats them with respect. But George is often seen as the exception…read more