https://www.girlsglobe.org Gender equality, human rights and social justice. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:15:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.girlsglobe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/girlsglobe_icon_green2-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.girlsglobe.org 32 32 128553070 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/05/05/protecting-woman-centred-care-in-a-world-of-crises-why-midwives-must-be-at-the-centre/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/05/05/protecting-woman-centred-care-in-a-world-of-crises-why-midwives-must-be-at-the-centre/#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 09:15:42 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66531 After the initial shock of a crisis — whether caused by conflict, climate change or natural disasters — daily life continues to unfold. Yet even as communities face devastation, life goes on. Pregnancies continue, and women and gender diverse people go into labour and give birth. A moment that should be joyful and safe turns frightening and uncertain, as giving birth becomes far more dangerous and unpredictable. More than half of maternal deaths worldwide occur in fragile and crisis-affected settings, making clear just how deadly these situations can be. 

At the same time, needs rise sharply. The demand for contraception, comprehensive abortion care and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increases, while access to these services often becomes limited or disappears entirely. Menstrual hygiene becomes harder to manage as products and safe facilities, including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, become scarce. Unintended pregnancies and STIs increase due to the lack of barrier methods and heightened risk of sexual violence.]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/05/05/protecting-woman-centred-care-in-a-world-of-crises-why-midwives-must-be-at-the-centre/feed/ 0 66531 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/06/26/how-young-midwives-lead-change-in-their-communities/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/06/26/how-young-midwives-lead-change-in-their-communities/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=63791 Midwives from around the world gathered last week during the International Confederation of Midwives’ 33rd Triennial Congress. The theme for the 2023 Congress was Together again: from evidence to reality. It reflects our excitement for face-to-face engagement and points to the work we’re undertaking to implement the evidence which continues to demonstrate the investment case for […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/06/26/how-young-midwives-lead-change-in-their-communities/feed/ 3 63791 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/05/04/7-midwives-share-why-midwifery-leadership-needs-to-be-strengthened/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/05/04/7-midwives-share-why-midwifery-leadership-needs-to-be-strengthened/#comments Thu, 04 May 2023 13:53:16 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=63572

Around the world midwives face challenges in implementing the lifesaving care they're needed to provide. Ensuring that midwives can lead the way to strengthening maternal and newborn health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, is an essential step in reaching global and national goals.

On this International Day of the Midwife, seven midwives from the International Confederation of Midwives' (ICM) Young Midwife Leaders (YML) Programme reflect on why they see the need for midwifery leadership to be strengthened.]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/05/04/7-midwives-share-why-midwifery-leadership-needs-to-be-strengthened/feed/ 2 63572 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/12/02/apply-for-the-young-midwife-leaders-programme-with-the-international-confederation-of-midwives/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/12/02/apply-for-the-young-midwife-leaders-programme-with-the-international-confederation-of-midwives/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:49:49 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=61261&preview=true&preview_id=61261 Did you hear the news? The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) has extended the deadline to its 2021-23 Young Midwife Leaders (YML) programme. You now have until 11:59 PM CET on 17 December 2021 to submit your application to this life-altering programme aimed at providing 15 early-career midwives with comprehensive advocacy and leadership training specific […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/12/02/apply-for-the-young-midwife-leaders-programme-with-the-international-confederation-of-midwives/feed/ 4 61261 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/09/22/youre-invited-local-sustainable-healthcare-models-midwives-for-the-future/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/09/22/youre-invited-local-sustainable-healthcare-models-midwives-for-the-future/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:49:54 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=61002&preview=true&preview_id=61002 Did you hear the news? The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), together with a number of global partners, have announced PUSH — a decade-long global movement for women and the midwives who protect and uphold their rights and bodily autonomy. PUSH will accelerate progress on reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, advance SRHR, address key barriers […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/09/22/youre-invited-local-sustainable-healthcare-models-midwives-for-the-future/feed/ 2 61002