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The State of the World’s Midwifery Report 2014

Midwives: for a Better Tomorrow A Conference to

celebrate International Day of the Midwife

Quincentenary Conference Centre, Surgeon’s Hall, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh

5 May 2015

Frances Day-StirkPresident

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Co-chaired by:

UNFPA ICM WHO

Steering Committee: FIGO, ICN, PMNCH, WRA, Save the Children, UNFPA; AusAid, DfID, SIDA

• Over 30 supporting partners

• Included Countdown 2015 Initiative countries - Increased

number of countries: 58 75

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Global MNCH health workforce coverage …

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Afghanistan Midwives Association

Togo Midwives Association

Data Analysis Consensus Workshop, Geneva

In-country Data Collection & Analysis Process

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AAAQ…

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PMNCH Essential Interventions

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What if...?

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The midwifery workforce, within a supportive health system, can support women and girls to prevent unwanted pregnancies, provide assistance throughout pregnancy and childbirth, and save the lives of babies born too early.

I fully support the Midwifery 2030 vision articulated in this report. This vision is within reach of all countries, at all stages of economic and demographic transition.

A message from Ban Ki-moon

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Every Woman Every Child Campaign

A Universal Truth: No Health without a

Workforce

Every Newborn Action Plan

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Lancet Series on Midwifery

Countdown Report 2015

Mother- baby

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Midwives: for a better tomorrow

• Midwives significantly contribute to a better future by providing quality reproductive, maternal and newborn health

• By caring for women and babies, midwives help ensure that they are healthy and thriving in their communities.

• Midwives that are educated and regulated to international standards can provide 87% of the essential care needed for women and newborns.

• Improving access to midwifery care has led to a reduction of maternal mortality ratio in 72 high-burden countries by an average annual rate of 3% since 1990, which demonstrates that midwives are the key to create a better future with zero preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

• The Lancet Series on Midwifery identified 56 outcomes improved by midwifery care such as: o Less preterm birth o Reduced interventions in labor o Increased birth-spacing, contraceptive use o Increased breastfeeding, initiation and duration o Shorter hospital stays

· Midwives must take action to seize the opportunities and drive the agenda for improvement in providing effective health coverage and create a better tomorrow

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ICM vision…

…a world where every childbearing woman (girl) has access to a midwife’s care for herself and her newborn

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Happy IDM

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Thank you Gracias MerciInternational Confederation of Midwives

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