7 Midwives Share Why Midwifery Leadership Needs To Be Strengthened

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.