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Tackling Papua New Guinea’s Maternal Health ‘crisis’
Decades of neglect, a failing health system and remote mountainous topography have created a “crisis in maternal health”, according to a government taskforce in Papua New Guinea.
Pregnant Women At Low Risk of Complications Can Safely be Offered a Choice of Where to Give Birth
Women with low risk pregnancies should be able to choose where they give birth, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. Although it shows that first-time mums who opt for a home birth are at a higher risk of adverse outcomes, the overall risk is...
Fear of Childbirth Increases Likelihood of C-section
A new study published in the international journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) reveals that fear of childbirth is a predisposing factor for emergency and elective cesarean sections, even after psychological counseling. This may...
President of the Sierra Leone Midwifery Association Calls for Government to Address Acute Shortage of Midwives
The President of the Sierra Leone Midwifery Association Doctor Joan Shepherd on Friday called on the government to be committed into the recruitment of more midwives in the country. How People Arrived Here: sierre leone and midwives, tiny flag of Sierra...
UN Population Fund Claims Poorly-trained Midwives Pose Danger in Senegal
Poorly-regulated, privately-run training schools in Senegal are churning out midwives who do not have a solid grasp of birthing or ante- and post-natal care, causing women and babies to die needlessly, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
Midwife Shortage Impacts South Africa’s Maternal Health
At Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital (PMMH) in Umlazi, the largest township outside the South African port city of Durban, using midwives to provide maternity services has positively impacted maternal care in the area, but a national shortage of these...
Upgraded Midwifery Services Could Save Millions of Lives
Up to 3.6 million maternal and child deaths could be avoided each year if midwifery services were upgraded, according to a new report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners at a conference in Durban, South Africa.
Midwife Training Resumes in Laos After 20 Years
The first group of 140 students to undergo specialized midwifery training in Laos in 22 years is expected to graduate by the end of December.
