In advance of Birth Companions‘ launch of the Birth Charter for women in prisons next week, Maternal Matters is delighted to squeeze in an interview with busy lady Viv Gray, trustee of Birth Companions, independent midwife, mum-to-two and gran-to-one – … Continue reading
“To a midwife, what is more important than making sure that each woman and newborn has access to the best possible care before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth? And to a woman who is pregnant or giving birth, is … Continue reading
I was a student midwife in the mid-nineties when I met her. She lay motionless, staring blankly at her new arrival, on a bed in the postnatal ward at the central London teaching hospital where I undertook my clinical placements. … Continue reading
Fahima Nazri is the Head of Midwifery at a large international hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Maternal Matters is delighted to feature the important work of Ms Nazri this month. Why did you become a midwife? At first I selected to … Continue reading
Happy International Day of the Midwife one and all! #MidwivesMatter
Originally posted on Girls' Globe:
Fact: Every day, approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. This accounts to 289,000 women per year. Fact: Every year 3 million infants die in the first month of life.…
Originally posted on Girls' Globe:
Midwifery is one of the world’s oldest professions and midwives have been ‘with woman’ (the literal translation for the word ‘midwife’) for thousands of generations. The work of skilled midwives is invaluable in ensuring the…
Last week, I was delighted to attend (gatecrash with permission) the Better Births colloquium in London.
The Better Births Initiative was started by the Royal College of Midwives with the aim of…
Originally posted on Girls' Globe:
The countdown is on: we have less than 500 days to meet Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5, focused on improving child and maternal health. Sustained and focused efforts have resulted in impressive improvements…
Originally posted on Girls' Globe:
Last week, I wrote a post suggesting that the lives of mothers and babies in Afghanistan are showing signs of improvement. That was prior to the launch of the second State of the World’s Midwifery…
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