Midwife, PhD from University of Illinois at Chicago. A professor in Global Health Nursing researching in maternal child health in Africa. A mother of two girls.
6 GYA working groups collaborated on the GYA Statement “Young researchers and scholars’ proposals for action for a sustainable present and future” unveiled by GYA alumnus @renardsiew during the “Climate Science: key take aways in 2024” event co-organized by the @ISC and @KITKarlsruhe on 12 Nov.
Read the Statement here:
https://t.co/5djSvO37Lo
Within midwifery models of care, midwives serve within broader teams as the main healthcare provider for women and babies, during:
🤰🏻 pregnancy
🤱🏻 childbirth
👩👧👦 the postnatal period
They provide vital information and emotional support, helping ensure women are actively involved in decision-making each step of the way https://t.co/kiVuT2JLll
“We are excited to have worked closely on writing & launching the Position Paper on Midwifery Models of Care, helping to ensure that every woman is able to receive care from an educated, autonomous professional midwife."
- Sally Pairman @ICM_CE
https://t.co/FbDkph9rHU
🚨 Hugely important release!
@WHO’s “Transitioning to Midwifery Models of Care” highlights the proven benefits of midwife-led care in improving maternal and newborn outcomes. Scaling up could prevent millions of deaths.
Download: https://t.co/FbDkph9rHU
🚨 Hugely important release!
@WHO's “Transitioning to Midwifery Models of Care” highlights the proven benefits of continuity of midwife care in improving maternal and newborn outcomes. Scaling up could prevent millions of deaths.
Download: https://t.co/Qpb2MWXf9a
Wonderful to be able to launch this critical paper last night! Thank you @DrTedros for your support and all of the @WHO STAGE members and so many others @world_midwives@UNFPA@Jhpiego@BurnetInstitute - the implementation guide comes next
WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT
Transitioning to midwifery models of care: Launch of the WHO global position paper
Wednesday 16 October 2024, at 8am New York, 2pm Geneva, 3pm Nairobi, 4.30pm New Delhi.
Duration: 1 hour @WHO@world_midwives A major milestone for midwifery! 🌍👩⚕️
So great to see this document being discussed at #WHA77 today at @WHO - I am proud to Chair the STAGE where the recommendation to develop this work (and more) came from. Thank you to a long list of contributors, our working group co-chairs @SandallJane and @ICM_CE and partners