I love May! Flowers are blooming and we get to celebrate nurses, midwives and mothers!! Tomorrow, May 5th, is International Day of the Midwife.
No mother should have to risk her life or that of her unborn baby by going through childbirth
without expert care. The consequences of this are tragic. Over 350,000 women die each year as a result of preventable maternal causes. Millions more suffer infection and disability. Families are devastated.
Every year over 800,000 newborn babies die during childbirth, and more than 3 million babies die
before they are one month old. More than 7.6 million children die before the age of 5. Almost all
of this is readily preventable with proper midwifery care.
It is why the world needs midwives now more than ever. Midwives save lives.
Today and tomorrow those passionate about midwifery will be meeting both locally and virtually to celebrate and learn. One of my favorites is virtual and it starts shortly and runs for the next 24 hours. It is hosted in New Zealand, so it starts at 3 pm PST. Each hour brings a new topic by different speakers. With topics ranging from "Birthing at Home Regardless of Risk: Educated Choice or Extreme Sport" to "Nuchal Cords: Ritual and Routine" and "Working in War-Torn and Post-Conflict Countries" there is a topic for just about everyone. You can find out more by watching this YouTube video or by checking out this web page for the schedule and times where you live. The presentations are also recorded and will be available afterwards to watch if you aren't able to attend the live conference.
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