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Care by midwives in humanitarian settings is not a luxury, it is essential, and a basic human right
F. Cadée (GB)
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F. Cadée (GB)
Achieving the SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals) is impossible without considering the essential role of midwives in humanitarian and fragile settings. In these contexts, where the challenges that women and girls face account for 50% of the global maternal and neonatal deaths, midwives are often the only healthcare professional providing SRH (Sexual and Reproductive Health) care.
Creating a concept for midwifery care in extraordinary situations in Switzerland
S. Domenici (S.Antonino, CH)
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S. Domenici (S.Antonino, CH)
In Switzerland, midwives are currently not included in national disaster plans. During the COVID-19 pandemic, especially freelance midwives had to face major challenges. This was on the one hand due to lack of material for maintaining postpartum care and on the other hand because of early discharge of mothers and babies from the hospitals.
When the war in Ukraine started, the Swiss Federation of Midwives felt the urgency of contacting the government to raise the issue. The Federation started to advocate with the government to create a concept where midwives are included in swiss emergency plans.
Samantha Domenici will present the steps done so far, what has been achieved by now and how they will continue working with the topic in the future.
Romanian midwives act for the Ukrainian women and children fleeing the war
M. Tudose (RO)
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M. Tudose (RO)
The war in Ukraine is, in many ways, a war on women. Up to now more than three million refugees have been recorded crossing the border into Romania, mainly women with children. In response to this crisis, the Independent Midwives Association of Romania (AMI) directed its efforts to address the unmet needs of Ukrainian women and children. Since the beginning of the conflict, AMI provided shelters, protection, medical and counseling services in reproductive health, and facilitated the access to all other types of medical, psycho-emotional, and social services. AMI applied for and received funding from UNICEF, CORE, UAF, ICM and managed almost all the needs of 77,713 Ukrainian women refugees. It also offered a wide range of health and social services for 6,469 Ukrainian children and teenagers, and acted for their integration in educational programs and recreational activities. To enable the health services to be better tailored on refugees needs and to be in line with the latest medical evidence, for about 6 months AMI provided broad clinical training to the medical staff involved in maternal and infant care in 4 large regions of Romania. It has created a national network for reproductive healthcare available not only for the Ukrainian refugees but also for the Romanian women and their families. Moreover, after 10 years of volunteering, AMI is now functioning with a very professional administrative department of 27 employees, 16 of which are Ukrainian women refugees. Based on all these actions, AMI acquired a strong position among the humanitarian associations and its midwives members became very visible only by doing what they are meant to do: Standing by women.