Every Mother Counts’ Post

📣 Midwives save lives. A new paper from World Health Organization shows that investment in midwifery models of care is key to improving outcomes and experiences of care through pregnancy and childbirth. Despite being an evidence-based, cost-effective model to improve maternal health, midwives are significantly underutilized around the world. 🔗 Learn more about the case for implementing midwifery models of care: https://bit.ly/3A2b8aT

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Natasha Oyibo (PhD)

Founder-Arieli Foundation for Maternal and Child Health, Risk Advisory Consultant, WASH, RMNCAH+N advocate.

5mo

Midwives make all the difference! Investing in their care models could transform maternal health worldwide. Thanks, World Health Organization (WHO) for spotlighting this vital need!

Sam Denny FAIPM

Project Director, Researcher.

5mo

So what or who is invested in stopping this?

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Dr. Md. Khairul Alam

Project Lead, Strengthening Urban Public Health System (SUPHS)

4mo

Thanks Rondi for posting the link. Love this. Take care.

Laura you delivered my 3rd child Julia in Hyden Kentucky almost 17 years ago and now I'm a grandma already with another on the way in the fall

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Seema Bajaj

Executive Director at Seleni Institute, Leader in Women's Mental Health

5mo

Thanks for sharing! So important to expand the care for women!

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Sherry Oldfield CNM, IBCLC

APRN Division Chief-Midwife/Lactation Consultant/Life Coach

5mo

The most interesting thing about this statement is the section on “what is a midwife?” When we can all answer that we can move forward but until we do the US will be stuck.

Sam Denny FAIPM

Project Director, Researcher.

5mo

In New Zealand midwives are Lead Maternity Carer for almost all women.

Leona Logan

Nurse Burnout Prevention Specialist - Speaker | Author in Progress | Using Personality-Specific Strategies & Ventriloquism to Empower Healthcare Teams

5mo

This is such a vital conversation! Midwifery models of care truly humanize the healthcare experience and are responsive to the needs of women. They exemplify a commitment to women's health and rights, addressing the unique needs of mothers and newborns in a way that often gets overlooked in traditional settings. What’s the hold-up? We absolutely need more midwives, and it’s crucial for physicians to recognize and appreciate the significant contributions midwives make to improving obstetric outcomes worldwide. As someone who has been a midwife since 1995, I've encountered barriers to practice that aren’t limited to developing countries. It makes me wonder if the lack of hiring and acknowledgment stems less from a lack of knowledge and more from an apathy within the medical community. Doctors are often stretched to their limits and may not see the value in collaborating with midwives to restore health and healing in obstetrics. Women deserve to not only survive childbirth but to thrive in a supportive, empowering environment. Midwifery care embodies this ethos, valuing positive experiences that meet women’s personal and sociocultural expectations. It's time we work together to open doors for midwives everywhere!

Ken Jensen EdD

Retired Math/STEM Teacher/Instructional Coach/Instructional Coordinator

5mo

Much of this is about power and control. Even female OBs are going to be reluctant to relinquish a significant part of there profession to someone who does not have an MD.

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