1st session of day 3 #ICM2023 courageous & bold challenges, key messages: restful maternity care, Indigenous pregnant women are disproportionately impacted by illnesses & diseases & experience racism. Is action to meet the SDGs is advancing at the speed or scale required??
“Midwives often face mental strain and psychological burnout from working in these conflict settings outside of their usual scope of practice. We need adequate support.” Flor Francisconi outgoing ICM Board Member, on the mental health of midwives in crisis. #ICM2023
Starting now! Plenary Session #2 “The last healthcare professionals standing – an exploration of the role of midwives in humanitarian and fragile settings” will feature María Florencia Francisconi, @Atayeshe, @JeffthanieMath1 & Vira Tselyk! #ICM2023#MidwivesInBali
“There is a gender trifecta, which is why midwifery is so profoundly underpaid. The people who are providing the care and the people who are receiving the care are so deeply affected by gender. And also, the healthcare in midwifery itself is inherently connected to gender.”
Day 2 at the #icm2023 conference in Bali. A fantastic first plenary session spotlighting the work of midwives and other activists who have fought and won the right to better pay and working conditions for their profession.
Today, midwives gather from over 130 countries to celebrate, educated and empower each other. The sense of togetherness and commitment to reproductive/ maternal rights is so powerful #ICM2023#MidwivesInBali#TogetherAgain
@drdebmidwife Finally, Public Health Midwife @kiya_rothman explores how the digital transformation may risk marginalising people who do not have digital access or skills. Can maternity services help to close the digital divide? /7
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@MidwivesRCM@BritishVogue Great article, but it will take more than funding to sort this mess out! We needed a whole culture shift in the NHS and a review of executive management across the country, it’s going to be a long journey but it starts with us all standing up together 💜
Whether you have given birth at home, a birth centre or a obstetric led unit, your midwives will:
• Perform several checks on you
• arrange any medication you may need
• check how well your baby is feeding and talk through the things you
in the postpartum period.
@DOckendenLtd Yes, currently writing the second infographic for the latest 15 IEAs, here is the first one we developed which is up in all our clinical areas, there is lots of work to be done
The Ockenden Review has drawn a direct correlation between staff shortages and safety shortcomings. @Seanjosullivan, the RCM’s Head of Health & Social Policy, explains why warm words from the current Health Secretary are meaningless without swift action https://t.co/l8zXcKWOiU