How To Get Midwives What Their Quality of Services Deserves

Through the years, the field of midwifery as a profession has been the subject of a variety of misconceptions that can go as far as the idea of comparing midwives to quacks. Even today, the job of a midwife can be misinterpreted as simply helping births. Often times, midwives experience misconception about the true quality of service they provide, as it is not only vital for all women and newborns to access care – it is critical that this care is of a sufficient quality to provide a safe and positive childbirth experience, and that it is provided with respect and dignity.
 
Midwives should be recognized for the excellent the services they provide. It's not a flimsy hoax. There are a few reasons to believe it;

• The possibility of midwives for enhancing the quality-of-care 83 percent of all stillbirths, maternal deaths, and newborn deaths could be prevented with the full package of midwifery care (including family planning);
• 62 percent of successful practices within the scope of midwifery reveal the importance of optimizing the normal procedures of childbirth and early life and enabling girls to take care of themselves and their families;
• 56 maternal and neonatal results were found to be enhanced through midwifery philosophy and practice of care;
• 87 percent of service demand can be delivered by midwives when trained to international standards;
• 82% decrease in maternal mortality potential with universal midwifery policy
• Midwifery is related to more efficient utilization of resources and improved results when supplied by educated, trained, licensed, and regulated midwives in global standards. Midwifery is a ‘best buy’ investment;
• Midwifery is associated with decreased maternal and neonatal morbidity, decreased interventions in labor, enhanced psycho-social results, and increased contraceptive use and birth spacing
• Community-based midwives have been found to rank favorably for economy, efficiency, and effectiveness;
• Midwifery ought to be considered a core component of universal health care. Quality midwifery care is essential to achieving national and international priorities and securing the rights of women and newborn babies;
• Quality relates to the right for teens and women to the maximum standard of health and is interchangeable with women-centered care. Providing quality care is most effective through midwifery care for all childbearing women;
• There were no adverse effects associated with midwife-led care but important advantages, so it is suggested that all women should be provided midwife-driven continuity models of care;
• Midwives can provide excellent quality of care, but socio-cultural, professional, and economic barriers have to be overcome to practice to their full potential.
• Case loading midwifery care is safe and cost-effective.

 
Ways To Increase Awareness

1. Get a proclamation acknowledging this day from the local officials or governor. Make preparations to pick up local assertions yourself or send a representative of your company or a group of midwifery supporters. Try to get media coverage.
2. Plan a potluck dinner, a picnic in the park, or a rally for the families you’ve served. Think about opening it to the public and media (“come talk with a few homebirth families” or”come see why these families used a midwife”).
3. Have an Open House in your workplace. Invite the mayor, governor, or your legislator to your occasion. Invite local physicians, nurses, hospital administrators, and health officials. Have a demonstration ready describing the benefits of midwifery care.
4. Participate in a TV or radio talk-show or interview.
5. Organize a church ceremony or plant a tree at a local park to commemorate the day.
6. Office supply stores now have stationery items like greeting cards and postcards, which feed through your printer.
7. Create and distribute flyers about International Midwives’ Day and midwifery. Send out to the general public, legislators, policymakers, insurance companies, etc. Send legislators a “new constituent birth announcement.”
8. Have a gathering of midwives. Send all of the midwives a copy of your proclamation in your community if you can copy it on special paper. Frame it and take the regional midwife out to lunch and present her statement as an award. Call some customers to join you and invite the media to an (inexpensive, easy to arrange ) Award Ceremony in honor of the day.
9. Wear lapel ribbons representing the day (in Michigan, they wear pink and blue ribbons). Let folks at other meetings you attend understand that International Midwives Day is coming up. Take some ribbons together, distribute them, and ask people to wear them on May 5.
10. Send out Public Service Announcements to TV and local radio.
11. Prepare to have a display or a booth in a health or shopping mall, women’s, or children’s fairs.
12. Give excellent gifts to infants born on International Midwives’ Day. Send their pictures to the newspaper with birth news.

 
Midwifery is proficient, educated, and compassionate care for childbearing women, newborn babies, and families throughout the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and the early weeks of life. Indeed, midwives are valuable sector of the society and that they need to receive the recognition they deserve.

Reference

Barker, J. (2021, February 13). Midwives do not get the recognition they deserve! Blog About Midwives & Doulas. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.fruitfulwombs.com/midwives-do-not-get-the-recognition-they-deserve/#:~:text=The%20Pros%20For%20Midwifery%3A&text=Quality%20midwifery%20care%20is%20essential,interchangeable%20with%20women%2Dcentered%20care.