WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT
Transitioning to midwifery models of care: Launch of the World Health Organization’s global position paper
Wednesday 16 October 2024, at 8am New York, 2pm Geneva, 3pm Nairobi, 4.30pm New Delhi.
Duration: 1 hour
Midwives, with the support of interdisciplinary teams, could meet up to 90% of the global need for essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health interventions throughout the life span. In the pursuit of universal health coverage, transitioning to midwifery models of care represents a cost-effective strategy to optimize outcomes for women and newborns with minimal use of unnecessary interventions.
Recognizing the role of midwifery to reduce maternal and newborn mortality, morbidity and increase their well-being, therefore ensuring healthier future generations, the World Health Organization is releasing a global position paper on midwifery models of care. This document, developed by WHO in collaboration with 100+ individuals and partners, outlines the definition and guiding principles of these models and provides the rationale for transitioning to midwifery models of care.
This webinar will make the case for adopting midwifery models of care. Speakers will briefly present what midwifery models of care entail and what impact transitioning to a midwifery model of care could have. A country discussion panel will discuss midwifery models of care implementation best practices from government’s, midwives’ and women’s perspectives.
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session.
Moderator: Dr Anshu Banerjee, Director Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing (MCA)/WHO
Speakers
- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO (video recording- TBC)
- Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, Chief Nurse Officer, WHO (TBC)
- Dr Allisyn Moran, Unit head maternal health MCA/WHO
- Justine Le Lez, maternal health consultant MCA/WHO, coordinator STAGE midwifery secretariat
- Professor Caroline Homer, Deputy Director – Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Co-Head, Global Women’s and Newborn Health Group, Burnet Institute – STAGE Chair
- Professor Jane Sandall, CBE, Professor of social science and women’s health, King’s College London – Co-chair of STAGE midwifery and STAGE member.
Panellists
- Uganda: Jane Frances Acam, Principal Nursing Officer midwifery services, Ministry of Health Uganda
- Ethiopia: Dr Solomon Hailmeskel, Assistant Professor of Midwifery, Debre Berhan University and President of the Ethiopian Midwives Association
- Slovakia: Zuzana Krišková, Chairwoman of Women’s circle, Slovakia.
This webinar is hosted by the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO Geneva, with the support of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.