ICM News

ICM COMMITMENT TO ICPD25

Ahead of the crucial Nairobi summit in November, ICM convened partners and midwives at its Africa regional conference to reaffirm their commitment to equitable quality Sexual, Reproductive Maternal, Newborn and Child and Adolescent health outcomes. 

A commitment statement was written and signed by individual midwives. The statement has been sent forward to the upcoming ICPD25 Nairobi summit.

YOUNG MIDWIFERY LEADER SPOTLIGHT: TEKLA MBIDI 

Each month we will spotlight one of our Young Midwifery Leaders (YML). This month, we would like to introduce you to Tekla Mbidi a young and enthusiastic professional midwife/nurse from Windhoek, Namibia who is currently working as a midwife-nurse educator at an institution of higher learning in Namibia. 

Tekla's YML project is focused on advocating for respectful maternity care knowledge and practices among Namibian midwives. Her goal is to promote an enabling midwifery practice environment in which midwives and expectant mothers are treated in a dignified manner and where the rights of women and their babies are defended.  

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES CONFERENCE

The ICM President Franka Cadée attended the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) annual conference on 25 September in the UK.

"The evidence is clear. Access to the continuity of carer by a midwife who is educated to international standards ensures that women receive the right care at the right time." - Franka Cadée