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Midwifery Regulation and Collaboration with Women 🌍 Midwives play a crucial role in ensuring safe and positive birthing experiences. It's essential that those who rely on midwifery care, including women and gender-diverse people, have a voice in the regulation of these services. By including service users in the policymaking process, we can create a more collaborative and responsive regulatory environment that truly addresses their needs. The ICM supports the inclusion of service users in developing and overseeing midwifery regulations. This approach empowers women to influence the design and delivery of services, educate their communities, and hold stakeholders accountable for providing high-quality maternal and newborn health care. For this #ResourceTuesday, learn more about this updated resource and how it fosters collaboration and quality care: https://ow.ly/cTXO50T1G9v

The power of leverage! As technology keeps advancing; we ought to ourselves advance in no matter what sphere we find ourselves With advancement in technology; we have an even better tool to advance midwifery hence reducing maternal and child deaths but is this the case in most of our settings especially in Africa; I bet not. It’s time we leverage technology in the advancement of midwifery. We have a project ;Midwifery Health connect Africa aimed at using the patients’s voice through the collection and analysis of real-time patient feedback data to improve maternity care and hence advance the midwifery sector . This project will kick start anytime from now. Are you that health care provider passionate to actively reduce maternal and infant mortality in your setting and you are in Africa ? Then this is for you. If interested inbox me for the pre webinar link. I can’t wait you to have you all onboard for us to together bring about the change we desire to see in our maternities and midwifery sector using real-time patient feedback system Midwifery Health Connect Africa has come to advance midwifery in Africa and for sure globally. As we think globally and act locally the impact will extend globally. Together we can Please don’t benefit alone extend to your networks to join the moving train #MHCA #MCH #KEYHealth #KEYMidwife #MAH

The World Health Organisation (2024) recognises that global maternal and infant health improves when there is a Midwifery model of care. '3.1. Midwifery models of care save lives and improve health and well-being of women, newborns, partners, families and communities' Midwives SAVE LIVES. 4.3 million lives of women and newborns could be saved each year. This is colossal and we need to do what we can to implement these care models in to Maternity care, for all women, Globally. Start of life care is key to life-long health and well-being. #humanrightsday #worldhumanrightsday #internationalhumanrightsday

The Role of Midwives in Maternal Healthcare Midwives play a crucial role in providing personalized and holistic care to pregnant women. They offer essential support and services, including prenatal care, labor and delivery assistance, and postpartum care. Research has shown that midwifery-led care can improve maternal and neonatal outcomes, reduce the need for medical interventions, and enhance the birthing experience. Policies that support midwifery education and integration into the healthcare system can improve maternal health outcomes and provide more options for expectant mothers. It is important to recognize and support the invaluable contributions of midwives to maternal healthcare. #Midwifery #MaternalCare #HealthcarePolicy #policies

💡 "When women have access to midwives, it saves lives." Professor Jane Sandall, at the launch webinar of the new World Health Organization's "Transitioning to Midwifery Models of Care" Global Position Paper. This important new global reference document clarifies what Midwifery Models of Care is and highlights how scaling this model can contribute to reducing the burden of maternal and neonatal death, which remains too high, globally. Many of our partners have contributed to the development of this paper - and we thank them for the time and thought that has gone into its creation. ➡ You can now read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/dsAX7JpN #midwifery #midwives #healthforall #globalhealth #maternalcare #newborncare International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) World Health Organization United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Jhpiego UNICEF Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Burnet Institute The International Pediatric Association (IPA)

In this new video, Jeffrey Michael Smith of Unitaid, shares how two existing interventions – midwifery care and group antenatal care – can accelerate progress for improving maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes to achieve the #SDGs and #GlobalGoals. "By empowering midwives and making sure that midwives have the skills that they require and the commodities that they need, they can absolutely improve the vast majority of #MNCH conditions." 🔎 Read this WHO paper on transitioning to midwifery models of care: https://lnkd.in/g5JpnaSP "#GroupAntenatalCare not only improves the experience that women have with care, but it improves the management of care and improves the efficiency that midwives experience when they provide care." 🔎 This toolkit offers experiences for scaling group-based models of #AntenatalCare and #PostnatalCare: https://lnkd.in/gyVnScex #MNHMovementMaker #HealthEquity #HealthForAll #EWENE_CSA cc: Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere, Child Health Task Force, UNICEF Africa, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Women, The Global Financing Facility (GFF), World Health Organization, Fonds Francais Muskoka, UNFPA WCARO | West and Central Africa

Did you know that 98% of births in the United States occur in hospitals, yet the country faces the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations? https://lnkd.in/gYeAPdtB aims to alter this course by normalizing out-of-hospital births, offering a potentially safer option for healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Having a doula trained in physiological birth supporting a woman that wants to give birth in hospital, can enable her to labor away from the hospital for a longer time potentially reducing the 35% cesarean and 22% induction rates by avoiding unnecessary interventions. To enhance outcomes, the U.S. could adopt practices from countries with better statistics, where they utilize 6-10 times more midwives, embracing in-home postpartum care, to name a few. Studies Show seeking midwifery care can lower the rates of maternal mortality. Education, empowerment, and destigmatizing birth are essential to save lives and reduce trauma. Please share this message and feel free to reach out for more information. These statistics are easily verifiable; they are not hidden, just often overlooked. Pregnancy and birth are a ceremony not a sickness.

The “Transitioning to Midwifery Models of Care: Global Position Paper” is a comprehensive document produced by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the pursuit of providing high-quality health services to improve health and well-being for all in the context of Universal Health Coverage, transitioning to midwifery models of care represents a cost-effective strategy to optimize outcomes for women and newborns with minimal use of unnecessary interventions. #mmhreading #maternalhealth #maternalmentalhealth https://lnkd.in/dsAX7JpN

🚨 Urgent Call to Action: Strengthening Midwifery Services in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings (HFS) 🚨 Despite efforts, women, children, and adolescents in HFS continue to face significant health challenges. Our recent study highlights the critical role midwives play in providing essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) services in these settings. However, several barriers hinder their effectiveness. 🔍 Key Findings: • Critically Low Midwifery Density: Especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where fragility is high. • Financial Constraints: Affect both service provision by midwives and service utilization by communities. • Sub-Optimal Working Conditions: Rising workloads and inconsistent resources impede care delivery. • Safety Threats: Unique to HFS, midwives often face threats to their safety and security. 🏥 Facilitators for Improvement: • Complex Adaptive Health Systems: To respond effectively to the dynamic HFS environment. • Empowerment of Midwives: Enhancing their power, agency, and status is crucial. • Community-Centric Approaches: Essential for continuity and uptake of SRMNCAH services. Midwives are vital for protecting community health in HFS. It’s imperative to prioritize and protect them where the need is greatest. 📘 Read the full study for a detailed analysis and recommendations. https://lnkd.in/dpNVSyrC #Midwifery #HumanitarianHealth #GlobalHealth #SRMNCAH #HealthForAll

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released the “Transitioning to Midwifery Models of Care: Global Position Paper,” a groundbreaking document that highlights the essential role of midwifery in delivering high-quality maternal and newborn health services. This position paper emphasises midwifery as a cost-effective, evidence-based strategy to improve health outcomes for women and newborns while reducing unnecessary interventions. By adopting midwifery models of care, health systems can: ✅ Optimise care for mothers and babies ✅ Foster collaborative, integrated care across healthcare professionals ✅ Strengthen health services in alignment with Universal Health Coverage The paper defines what midwifery models of care entail, outlines their guiding principles, and provides a compelling case for global adoption. Midwives are central to these models, playing a transformative role in health systems worldwide. In Australia, where maternal and newborn care is a critical priority, transitioning to midwifery-led care represents a significant opportunity to strengthen outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. What do you think about transitioning to midwifery models of care in Australia? How can we ensure their successful integration into our health systems? I’d love to hear your thoughts! #MaternalHealth #Midwifery #WHO #Australia https://lnkd.in/gadqXQgn