Monday, May 21, 2012

I am a Midwife Campaign

MANA has a great educational campaign going on right now called I am a Midwife. The campaign involves a series of short videos released once a week about a variety of topics. More than just a general education campaign, each video includes a variety of different women--midwives, mothers, public health activists, maternity care activists, authors---speaking out on important topics in maternity care. Each woman also identifies, "I am a Midwife." This week's video is about health disparities in maternity care, which is a very important and too-often ignored topic. It raises the concern that African American women and their babies are more likely to die than their Caucasian counterparts even when other variables are equalized (i.e. same socioeconomic status, same education, etc.) and moves into wider discussions about racism and the treatment of minority group members. It then focuses on the value and role of midwifery care in addressing these concerns.


As MANA states in relationship to this campaign: "For midwives, sharing is daring. We dare to challenge the status quo. We dare to speak up for women's innate wisdom in pregnancy and birth. We dare to assert that there is a better way for our babies to be born. And we dare to insist that birth belongs to families."

Absolutely! The I am a Midwife public education campaign is extremely powerful. I have to confess that when it originally launched, I didn't personally make time to watch the videos right away, somehow assuming that they were "generic" videos with a "rah, midwives!" type of message. Don't make the same mistake I did. These are quality videos with important messages, powerful voices, and essential education and information. You will definitely learn something from watching them!

--
Molly
CfM Blogger

5 comments:

Midwife International said...

"Midwifery bridges traditions and culture".....These women bring urgency and inspiration as they address the issues we are facing.
This video from the I am a Midwife Campaign reveals the extreme disparities taking place in maternal health and childbirth and explains that the midwife personhood has the potential to teach a nation!

I would like to share our clinical midwifery programs with this community as we work together in the maternal health improvement cause!
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Serve mothers and babies while gaining midwifery clinical experience in Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, India, Uganda, Senegal or Kenya in 2013.

Midwife International is working to transform the global maternal healthcare crisis by training the next generation of midwives... Learn about our 1-year Midwife Training program that combines hands-on skills training and academic study with leadership education.

Midwife International said...

"Midwifery bridges traditions and culture".....These women bring so much urgency and inspiration as they address the issues we are facing.
This video from the I am a Midwife Campaign reveals the extreme disparities taking place in maternal health and childbirth and explains that the midwife personhood has the potential to teach a nation!

I would like to share our clinical midwifery programs with this community as we work together in the maternal health improvement cause!
http://midwifeinternational.org/how-to-become-midwife/one-year-midwife-training/

Serve mothers and babies while gaining midwifery clinical experience in Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, India, Uganda, Senegal or Kenya in 2013.

Midwife International is working to transform the global maternal healthcare crisis by training the next generation of midwives... Learn about our 1-year Midwife Training program that combines hands-on skills training and academic study with leadership education.

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Hi Molly,

I was wondering if you accepted any guest posting on your site. I couldn’t manage to find your email on the site. If you could get a hold of me at jeff@drugwatch.com, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,
-Jeff

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