International Midwives Day

Neelz Singh, Lami

Given the vital role that midwives play in delivering babies, do you think midwives will have extended autonomy with their practice in the future within the healthcare sector and if not why not?

On 5th May, nurses celebrated International Midwives Day, a special day which, since 1991, has been set aside to give a particular “focus” on all the wonderful midwives and the work they tirelessly do every day.

The international event is to commemorate and increase the awareness about the contribution of midwives towards the patients all over the world. As there is critical shortage of the skilled and energetic midwives on global basis, it is very necessary to fulfill the needs of health systems.

Shortage of the skilled midwives is faced by all countries due to many reasons such as insufficient training facility, poor workforce planning and management, low quality education system, no precautionary measures for the midwives from HIV/AIDS and many more, and in this pandemic COVID-19 they risk their lives to save others.

These could help to be prevented with more funding and awareness of the important job midwives do every day! Wishing all the midwives of this nation for their perseverance and hard work. Hats off.