Vol. 17 No. 3, May 2004
Index
- 'Strong midwifery associations are the key to improved healthcare for mothers and babies': Kathy Herschderfer celebrates her first six months as ICM Secretary General with a review of ICM activity and a confirmed conviction that midwives matter in the world.
- Midwives in the Americas Region achieve communication, collaboration and celebration: the ICM Americas Regional Conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 23-24, 2004, broke new ground in bringing together 450 midwives from across two continents.
- 'Midwives: a voice for healthy families'--theme for the 2004 International Day of the Midwife: the ICM welcomes feedback on IDM activity and is grateful to the Midwives Association of Malta and the Ethiopian Nurse Midwives Association for these reports.
- ICM Asia Pacific Regional Conference Revitalising midwifery: refocus, redefine, rebirth: Sylvia Fung, President of the Hong Kong Midwives Association, describes a dynamic and successful midwifery event in a region with a fast pace of change.
- The role of the midwife in addressing gender-based violence: a safe motherhood intervention: ICM Programme Manager Nester Moyo reports on a successful bilingual pre-conference workshop, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 22, 2004.