Internationella Barnmorskedagen idag

 Idag är det den Internationella Barnmorskedagen, och jag slöt upp i manifestationen som dagen till ära hade hjälp av en härlig sambaorkester, så vi dansade fram från Björns Trädgård på söder till Mariatorget där det hölls tal. Så härligt att få träffa andra kollegor. Tillsammans är vi starka!
Läs också vad International Federation of Gynocology and Obstetrics skriver om oss barnmorskor här :

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‘Midwives key in the fight

against maternal and newborn

morbidity and mortality’

- FIGO supports International Day of the Midwife

(5 May 2013)

International Day of the Midwife - held on 5 May each

year - was originally launched by the International

Confederation of Midwives (ICM) in 1992 as a campai

gning day on which to

raise awareness of midwifery and to highlight the importance

 of midwives’

work worldwide.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obst

etrics (FIGO) - the only

global organisation representing gynecologists and

obstetricians, with

member associations in 125 countries/territories -

strongly believes that there

are excellent reasons for obstetricians and gynecol

ogists to collaborate

closely with midwives to help strengthen midwifery.

In 2013, the Day’s theme will continue to be: ‘The

World Needs Midwives Now

More than Ever’, with the sub theme ‘Midwives Save

Lives’. As the 2015

deadline for realising the Millennium Development G

oals (MDGs) approaches,

these themes are of critical importance, particularly

 with reference to MDGs 4

and 5, ‘Reduce Child Mortality’ and ‘Improve Maternal

 Health’ respectively.

FIGO President, Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumara

n, said: ‘There

continues to be an urgent global need for midwives.

They are truly invaluable,

multi-faceted healthcare professionals. Not only do

they care for women

during pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period,

and help to manage

complications arising from these, they can offer ge

neral healthcare

information in areas such as reproductive health, f

amily planning and

immunisations, as well as assisting women with brea

stfeeding and providing

newborn care. They are also able to refer women and

newborns for higher

level care should it be needed. In essence, they are

 an absolutely essential

part of the world’s defence against maternal and newborn

 mortality and

morbidity.

‘Global figures are still extremely high - daily,

approximately 800 women die

from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth

, with 99 per cent

of all deaths occurring in developing countries. It

is well known that providing

specialist care before, during and after childbirth

can help save lives - properly

trained and supported midwives can make all the difference.’