Vol. 17 No. 4, July - July 2004
Index
- Marked decline in European birth rate: a concern for midwives; Penny Held, European representative on the IM Editorial Advisory Group, highlights demographic changes in the region that will impact on midwifery.
- International support has helped Romanian midwives.
- International symposium on women's health, Budapest.
- Midwifery in the Netherlands: a prospect for future development in Europe.
- New laws in the Czech Republic raise questions for midwives' practice.
- Caesarean section--a woman's right to choose: ICM Central Europe Region workshop: regional representative Renske Drejer reports on a workshop held in Vienna, Austria, April 2004, to address an important issue for midwives.
- Nordic conference brings together 500 midwives in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 2004.
- Canadian midwives issue statement on elective Caesarean section.
- Evidence-based guidelines for decisions on Caesarean section set in UK.
- ICM promotes international leadership development for young midwives: ICM Programme Manager Nester Moyo gives the background and progress on a groundbreaking ICM initiative launched in Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 2004.
- ICM and FIGO working together towards saving mothers and newborns: Kathy Herschderfer, ICM Secretary General, describes how midwives can get involved in national projects with medical colleagues.
- Mensaje por el dia mundial de la obstetriz y el obstetra: midwives in Latin America celebrated the day of the midwife on August 31, 2004.
- 'My Sister, My Self': stories of women: a film about Safe Motherhood among the women of the British Commonwealth.