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The state of the world's midwifery: Making the invisible visible
Author(s) -
DayStirk Frances,
Fauveau Vincent
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.04.003
Subject(s) - medicine , state (computer science) , civil society , maternal health , professional association , obstetrics , quality (philosophy) , nursing , economic growth , maternity care , health care , health services , public relations , environmental health , population , political science , law , philosophy , epistemology , algorithm , politics , computer science , economics
This paper presents the evidence for maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity, and provides the background to the publication of the ground‐breaking Global State of the World's Midwifery Report (SoWMy) in 2011. Supported by 30 agencies, the SoWMy provides data gathered from 58 countries on their maternity services, and makes recommendations for improving the care of and services for childbearing women by improving the status, education, and regulation of midwives globally. If governments, policy makers, professional associations, international organizations, donor agencies, and civil society take the recommended steps and invest accordingly, this will effectively lead to an improvement in access to quality midwifery services and maternal and newborn health globally.