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Why Mothers Need More Than a Hospital
In rural Nepal, pregnancy is referred to as a “gamble with death.” Rupa nearly lost the gamble. She was born in her own home, but her mother warned her of the dangers of home births. Rupa, like so many...
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Midwives are the cornerstone to MDG 4 & 5 success
The countdown is on: we have less than 500 days to meet Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5, focused on improving child and maternal health. Sustained and focused efforts have resulted in...
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Fighting Maternal and Infant Mortality in Somaliland
This week, the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) convenes in New York City to examine 20 years of actions taken by governments to improve people’s lives and address population issues. The...
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Access to Maternal Healthcare in the Horn of Africa
Today is Universal Health Coverage Day, a day to advocate for universal health coverage to be a cornerstone of the sustainable development agenda and a priority for all nations. Healthcare is a...
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There is No Place for FGM
Friday, February 6 was International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Over 140 million women and girls alive today have undergone some form of FGM, also known as Female...
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The Story of My Daughter’s Birth
Originally published on Huffington Post It felt like I was in a movie — one of those scenes where the woman in labor screams in pain and squirms as each contraction kicks in. Never had I imagined that...
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Breastfeeding is a World Health Day Issue
Yesterday was World Health Day – a World Health Organization (WHO) campaign with a focus, this year, on global food safety. This year, much of the attention is being given to looking at how food...
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Midwives Matter. But will SDG’s deliver?
Fact: Every day, approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. This accounts to 289,000 women per year. Fact: Every year 3 million infants die in the first...
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The Unsung Hero Behind HOPE Bangladesh
There are many unsung heroes in our world who work tirelessly to better the lives of people besides themselves. One of these people is Dr. Iftikher Mahmood, who, for the last 15 years, has quietly been...
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Mumbai Midwifery: An Interview with Lina Duncan
Originally posted on Maternal Matters. Maternal Matters is so excited to feature British midwife and global citizen, Lina Duncan, who set up Mumbai Midwife – Justlink Health Services India Pvt Ltd, a...
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Investing in People: The Key to Advancing Quality Care for Women
As Day 1 of the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference comes to a close, we turn our attention to quality. How can we advance the quality of maternal and newborn health care, and how can we do so at...
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One Mother’s Response: What is integrated care for mothers and newborns?
Eleven months ago (today!) the most life-changing event took place in my life – I became a mother. The process of becoming a mother requires a support network that stretches beyond family and friends...
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The Trauma of Stillbirths: A Midwife’s Story
By Kasule Ahmed, White Ribbon Alliance Uganda “A stillbirth always traumatizes all of us: the midwife who wants to help the mother to successfully give birth to her child, and the mother who carries...
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From Despair to Hope
Midwife and citizen journalist Philomena Okello from Uganda’s Lira District describes her journey as an advocate with White Ribbon Alliance. I have grown up seeing pregnant mothers and newborns being...
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#3 – Giving Birth in Sweden
In this episode of The Mom Pod, Julia Wiklander interviews midwives about the state of maternal health care in Sweden – a country that has been consistently ranked as one of the best places to give...
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A Mother’s Keynote Address to Canadian Parliament
This speech was given by Faridah Luyiga Mwanje, Communication Officer with White Ribbon Alliance in Uganda, to the Canadian Parliament today, on the International Day of the Midwife. I stand before...
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#7: Midwives in America: Interview with Barbara Sellars and Nicole Marshall
Yesterday, 5th of May, was International Day of the Midwife, and in this episode of The Mom Pod, Emma Saloranta dives into the history and role of midwives and midwifery in the United States through an...
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Witnessing the Start of Life: Why I want to be a midwife
I start my shift at 2 pm on a Sunday afternoon. Outside the sun is shining, spring has finally arrived. My patient of the day is a 19-year-old woman who is expecting her first child. She has had...
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Midwives: With Women, For Women
“To work as a midwife is not a human right. Women’s right to health care is.” This was said by Kristina Ljungros, President of RFSU, during her speech at the opening ceremony of the NJF Congress in...
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How Can Midwives Support Overweight Pregnant Women?
The first day of the Nordic Midwifery Congress in Gothenburg is complete. Health during pregnancy has been one of many subjects discussed and I had the privilege to be in the audience during this...
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