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The State of the World's Midwifery Report will be released at the Triennial Congress of the ICM in Durban, South Africa. This report, which will be the first of its' kind, is intended to facilitate midwifery strengthening around the world.
The health of women and their newborns took centre stage in global development discussions in 2010, when the United Nations Secretary-General launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health’. While millions of women, newborn and children still die needlessly and the closely linked Millennium Development Goal 5 (improve maternal health) and Millennium Development Goal 4 (reduce child mortality) remain the least advanced of the MDGs, progress is finally underway and the world has gathered to accelerate action and save lives.
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BackCAM is the national organization representing midwives and the profession of midwifery in Canada.
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