International Confederation of Midwives
@internationalmidwives.org
The global voice of midwives
Learn more: www.internationalmidwives.org
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One day you or someone you know will need a midwife — but the world is one million short.
That’s why we’re launching the #OneMillionMore global petition to grow, support and sustain the midwifery workforce.
Sign today: zurl.co/eTYZT
That’s why we’re launching the #OneMillionMore global petition to grow, support and sustain the midwifery workforce.
Sign today: zurl.co/eTYZT
Have you already sent the link to your friends and colleagues & are wondering what else you can do to promote the #OneMillionMore petition?
Here are 5 ways you can keep advocating for more midwives & call government to invest in the midwifery workforce!
Sign & share the petition now: zurl.co/XIQjT
Here are 5 ways you can keep advocating for more midwives & call government to invest in the midwifery workforce!
Sign & share the petition now: zurl.co/XIQjT
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Have you already sent the link to your friends and colleagues & are wondering what else you can do to promote the #OneMillionMore petition?
Here are 5 ways you can keep advocating for more midwives & call government to invest in the midwifery workforce!
Sign & share the petition now: zurl.co/XIQjT
Here are 5 ways you can keep advocating for more midwives & call government to invest in the midwifery workforce!
Sign & share the petition now: zurl.co/XIQjT
This #ResourceTuesday learn what makes midwife-led birthing centres work!
Discover key findings, lessons learned, and evidence to support scaling up this model of care.
Catch it again here: zurl.co/2J5Ye
Discover key findings, lessons learned, and evidence to support scaling up this model of care.
Catch it again here: zurl.co/2J5Ye
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
This #ResourceTuesday learn what makes midwife-led birthing centres work!
Discover key findings, lessons learned, and evidence to support scaling up this model of care.
Catch it again here: zurl.co/2J5Ye
Discover key findings, lessons learned, and evidence to support scaling up this model of care.
Catch it again here: zurl.co/2J5Ye
The first cohort of ICM's Executive Sponsorship Programme included more than 100 participants, opening new possibilities for current and future global midwifery leaders.
Applications for the second cohort are now OPEN! Apply to be an Executive Sponsor or Sponsee by 19 January: zurl.co/WlZUJ
Applications for the second cohort are now OPEN! Apply to be an Executive Sponsor or Sponsee by 19 January: zurl.co/WlZUJ
ICM Launches the Second Cohort of the Midwife Leaders Executive Sponsorship Programme | International Confederation of Midwives
Following the success of the inaugural cohort launched in June 2025, the second cohort is now open for applications! The programme equips midwives with the skills, visibility, and networks to lead, advocate, and shape the future of the profession.
internationalmidwives.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM
The first cohort of ICM's Executive Sponsorship Programme included more than 100 participants, opening new possibilities for current and future global midwifery leaders.
Applications for the second cohort are now OPEN! Apply to be an Executive Sponsor or Sponsee by 19 January: zurl.co/WlZUJ
Applications for the second cohort are now OPEN! Apply to be an Executive Sponsor or Sponsee by 19 January: zurl.co/WlZUJ
A recent study in Italy offers important insights into how mental health screening and support during pregnancy and postpartum are being perceived and delivered — highlighting both challenges and opportunities for midwives and maternity care.
Read the full article: zurl.co/y9KzN
Read the full article: zurl.co/y9KzN
Midwives’ perspectives on exploring emotional well-being during prenatal and postnatal care in the Italian contest: a qualitative study (the BEN_EM_OS study)
Perinatal mental health issues, including depression, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder, affect 10-20% of women during pregnancy a…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A recent study in Italy offers important insights into how mental health screening and support during pregnancy and postpartum are being perceived and delivered — highlighting both challenges and opportunities for midwives and maternity care.
Read the full article: zurl.co/y9KzN
Read the full article: zurl.co/y9KzN
What are your hopes for 2026?
Here’s what the ICM team is wishing for midwives in the year ahead.
Tell us yours in the comments!
And sign the petition to make these dreams a reality: zurl.co/DmBzq
Here’s what the ICM team is wishing for midwives in the year ahead.
Tell us yours in the comments!
And sign the petition to make these dreams a reality: zurl.co/DmBzq
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
What are your hopes for 2026?
Here’s what the ICM team is wishing for midwives in the year ahead.
Tell us yours in the comments!
And sign the petition to make these dreams a reality: zurl.co/DmBzq
Here’s what the ICM team is wishing for midwives in the year ahead.
Tell us yours in the comments!
And sign the petition to make these dreams a reality: zurl.co/DmBzq
ICM wishes you happy holidays! We are grateful to our global midwife community, partners, and supporters.
We look ahead to 2026 with energy and purpose — a year where we’ll continue pushing for #OneMillionMore, gather at our upcoming ICM Triennial Congress, and drive forward the change needed.
We look ahead to 2026 with energy and purpose — a year where we’ll continue pushing for #OneMillionMore, gather at our upcoming ICM Triennial Congress, and drive forward the change needed.
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
ICM wishes you happy holidays! We are grateful to our global midwife community, partners, and supporters.
We look ahead to 2026 with energy and purpose — a year where we’ll continue pushing for #OneMillionMore, gather at our upcoming ICM Triennial Congress, and drive forward the change needed.
We look ahead to 2026 with energy and purpose — a year where we’ll continue pushing for #OneMillionMore, gather at our upcoming ICM Triennial Congress, and drive forward the change needed.
As we approach the end of the year, we need your help to reach 20,000 signatures for One Million More.
If every one of our Instagram followers shared this petition with just two people, we would gain almost 60,000 additional signatures!
Sign now & share with two people today:
zurl.co/UthiA
If every one of our Instagram followers shared this petition with just two people, we would gain almost 60,000 additional signatures!
Sign now & share with two people today:
zurl.co/UthiA
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As we approach the end of the year, we need your help to reach 20,000 signatures for One Million More.
If every one of our Instagram followers shared this petition with just two people, we would gain almost 60,000 additional signatures!
Sign now & share with two people today:
zurl.co/UthiA
If every one of our Instagram followers shared this petition with just two people, we would gain almost 60,000 additional signatures!
Sign now & share with two people today:
zurl.co/UthiA
On this #ResourceTuesday, we are highlighting this practical guide outlining twelve essential steps to ensure maternity care is safe, respectful, and centred on families — from labour through to newborn care.
Download it here: zurl.co/8MF6w
Download it here: zurl.co/8MF6w
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
On this #ResourceTuesday, we are highlighting this practical guide outlining twelve essential steps to ensure maternity care is safe, respectful, and centred on families — from labour through to newborn care.
Download it here: zurl.co/8MF6w
Download it here: zurl.co/8MF6w
It’s been a challenging year for sexual and reproductive health and rights, but midwives and their allies have kept moving forward.
We’re working to put #OneMillionMore midwives at the centre of health, advocacy, and change. Thank you for being part of the journey—here’s to a strong start to 2026!
We’re working to put #OneMillionMore midwives at the centre of health, advocacy, and change. Thank you for being part of the journey—here’s to a strong start to 2026!
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It’s been a challenging year for sexual and reproductive health and rights, but midwives and their allies have kept moving forward.
We’re working to put #OneMillionMore midwives at the centre of health, advocacy, and change. Thank you for being part of the journey—here’s to a strong start to 2026!
We’re working to put #OneMillionMore midwives at the centre of health, advocacy, and change. Thank you for being part of the journey—here’s to a strong start to 2026!
Midwives support menstrual health at every stage of life. They help manage periods, support women, & provide trusted menstrual health education.
That’s why we’re calling for #OneMillionMore midwives - so every woman, everywhere, can access informed, person-centred care.
Sign & share: zurl.co/4tZJ5
That’s why we’re calling for #OneMillionMore midwives - so every woman, everywhere, can access informed, person-centred care.
Sign & share: zurl.co/4tZJ5
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Midwives support menstrual health at every stage of life. They help manage periods, support women, & provide trusted menstrual health education.
That’s why we’re calling for #OneMillionMore midwives - so every woman, everywhere, can access informed, person-centred care.
Sign & share: zurl.co/4tZJ5
That’s why we’re calling for #OneMillionMore midwives - so every woman, everywhere, can access informed, person-centred care.
Sign & share: zurl.co/4tZJ5
A qualitative study in Japan highlights why midwives must be supported to practise to their full scope, including autonomous decision‐making, continuous monitoring, & relational care, so that women everywhere receive responsive, right-based care before, during & after childbirth.
🔗: zurl.co/YxWFD
🔗: zurl.co/YxWFD
Clinical judgement processes of midwives engaged in in-hospital midwife-led births: a qualitative exploratory study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - Japan is facing a significant shortage of obstetricians, particularly in rural areas. To address this problem, the government has been promoting in-hospital...
link.springer.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A qualitative study in Japan highlights why midwives must be supported to practise to their full scope, including autonomous decision‐making, continuous monitoring, & relational care, so that women everywhere receive responsive, right-based care before, during & after childbirth.
🔗: zurl.co/YxWFD
🔗: zurl.co/YxWFD
This holiday season, help send a midwife to the 34th ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon!
Your donation will give a midwife from a low- or middle-income country the chance to learn from global experts, share experiences, and bring new ideas back to their community.
🔗: zurl.co/AIBEt
Your donation will give a midwife from a low- or middle-income country the chance to learn from global experts, share experiences, and bring new ideas back to their community.
🔗: zurl.co/AIBEt
December 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This holiday season, help send a midwife to the 34th ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon!
Your donation will give a midwife from a low- or middle-income country the chance to learn from global experts, share experiences, and bring new ideas back to their community.
🔗: zurl.co/AIBEt
Your donation will give a midwife from a low- or middle-income country the chance to learn from global experts, share experiences, and bring new ideas back to their community.
🔗: zurl.co/AIBEt
Midwives are there to provide compassionate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care. On #WorldMigrantsDay, we want to emphasise how every person deserves safe, respectful sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health care.
Read our position statement at: zurl.co/q0cGM
Read our position statement at: zurl.co/q0cGM
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Midwives are there to provide compassionate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care. On #WorldMigrantsDay, we want to emphasise how every person deserves safe, respectful sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health care.
Read our position statement at: zurl.co/q0cGM
Read our position statement at: zurl.co/q0cGM
Are you spreading the word about the #OneMillionMore petition in creative ways?
Let us know and win the chance to get one of three free tickets to come to the the biggest midwifery Congress in Lisbon in 2026!
Learn how at: zurl.co/F19Ky
Let us know and win the chance to get one of three free tickets to come to the the biggest midwifery Congress in Lisbon in 2026!
Learn how at: zurl.co/F19Ky
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Are you spreading the word about the #OneMillionMore petition in creative ways?
Let us know and win the chance to get one of three free tickets to come to the the biggest midwifery Congress in Lisbon in 2026!
Learn how at: zurl.co/F19Ky
Let us know and win the chance to get one of three free tickets to come to the the biggest midwifery Congress in Lisbon in 2026!
Learn how at: zurl.co/F19Ky
Malawi could soon face a severe shortage of midwives, that could severely impact the safety & quality of maternity care.
But Malawi is not alone, globally we are missing #OneMillionMore midwives.
Sign our petition to grow, support & sustain midwifery: zurl.co/8aAxG
Read more at: zurl.co/9j4Gl
But Malawi is not alone, globally we are missing #OneMillionMore midwives.
Sign our petition to grow, support & sustain midwifery: zurl.co/8aAxG
Read more at: zurl.co/9j4Gl
Looming midwife shortage risks mothers, newborn babies - Nation Online
Health experts have warned that the country is on a dangerous path towards a severe shortage of midwives by 2030, a situation that threatens the quality of care for mothers and newborn babies. This was raised by the Association of Malawian Midwives (Amami) during a workshop in Lilongwe yesterday and it follows a new United …
mwnation.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Malawi could soon face a severe shortage of midwives, that could severely impact the safety & quality of maternity care.
But Malawi is not alone, globally we are missing #OneMillionMore midwives.
Sign our petition to grow, support & sustain midwifery: zurl.co/8aAxG
Read more at: zurl.co/9j4Gl
But Malawi is not alone, globally we are missing #OneMillionMore midwives.
Sign our petition to grow, support & sustain midwifery: zurl.co/8aAxG
Read more at: zurl.co/9j4Gl
This #ResourceTuesday, we’re highlighting an essential guide on how to integrate the ICM Essential Competencies into midwifery education programmes.
It is a valuable resource for educators aiming to design learning activities and assessments within a competency-based curriculum.
🔗: zurl.co/2zt3E
It is a valuable resource for educators aiming to design learning activities and assessments within a competency-based curriculum.
🔗: zurl.co/2zt3E
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This #ResourceTuesday, we’re highlighting an essential guide on how to integrate the ICM Essential Competencies into midwifery education programmes.
It is a valuable resource for educators aiming to design learning activities and assessments within a competency-based curriculum.
🔗: zurl.co/2zt3E
It is a valuable resource for educators aiming to design learning activities and assessments within a competency-based curriculum.
🔗: zurl.co/2zt3E
This new editorial highlights the urgent global need for more midwives—and why the #OneMillionMore petition matters in every country.
In fact, Europe is also facing serious pressures limiting midwives’ ability to provide high-quality, continuous, woman-centred care.
🔗: zurl.co/YRa2L
In fact, Europe is also facing serious pressures limiting midwives’ ability to provide high-quality, continuous, woman-centred care.
🔗: zurl.co/YRa2L
One million more midwives: Why the world needs them now
www.europeanjournalofmidwifery.eu
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This new editorial highlights the urgent global need for more midwives—and why the #OneMillionMore petition matters in every country.
In fact, Europe is also facing serious pressures limiting midwives’ ability to provide high-quality, continuous, woman-centred care.
🔗: zurl.co/YRa2L
In fact, Europe is also facing serious pressures limiting midwives’ ability to provide high-quality, continuous, woman-centred care.
🔗: zurl.co/YRa2L
We are happy to contribute to this piece by The Independent, highlighting the changes needed in maternity wards to ensure maternal & neonatal safety. Our Chief Executive reflects on how the perception and role of midwifery in Nordic countries positively influences health outcomes.
🔗: zurl.co/cngVY
🔗: zurl.co/cngVY
Where is the best place to give birth – and what does it teach us?
As the Amos report into maternal and neonatal safety finds an unacceptable standard of care in many wards. Radhika Sanghani and Victoria Young look at what happens when care is found wanting – and how we might improve outcomes for women and babies
www.independent.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We are happy to contribute to this piece by The Independent, highlighting the changes needed in maternity wards to ensure maternal & neonatal safety. Our Chief Executive reflects on how the perception and role of midwifery in Nordic countries positively influences health outcomes.
🔗: zurl.co/cngVY
🔗: zurl.co/cngVY
A recent paper examines how Australian health professional associations handle conflicts of interest related to commercial formula marketing, arguing that financial ties with the formula industry can undermine breastfeeding advocacy and distort both education and practice.
🔗: zurl.co/Qy4PH
🔗: zurl.co/Qy4PH
Conflicts of Interest in Infant and Young Child Feeding: A Review of Australian Health Professional Associations' Guidance to Members on the International Code of Marketing of Breast‐Milk Substitutes
ABSTRACT There is growing attention to the influence of commercial milk formula (CMF) marketing on health professionals and their professional associations, with ongoing controversies about the con...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A recent paper examines how Australian health professional associations handle conflicts of interest related to commercial formula marketing, arguing that financial ties with the formula industry can undermine breastfeeding advocacy and distort both education and practice.
🔗: zurl.co/Qy4PH
🔗: zurl.co/Qy4PH
Midwife Neha Mankani, ICM's Humanitarian Engagement and Climate Advisor, joined this year’s Goalkeepers Event which brings together leaders working to end preventable maternal and child deaths.
Thank you Gates Foundation for inviting us!
Catch the whole event at: zurl.co/yulys
Thank you Gates Foundation for inviting us!
Catch the whole event at: zurl.co/yulys
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Midwife Neha Mankani, ICM's Humanitarian Engagement and Climate Advisor, joined this year’s Goalkeepers Event which brings together leaders working to end preventable maternal and child deaths.
Thank you Gates Foundation for inviting us!
Catch the whole event at: zurl.co/yulys
Thank you Gates Foundation for inviting us!
Catch the whole event at: zurl.co/yulys
Midwives from the Moroccan Association of Midwives, work at a caravan after the 2023 earthquake. When climate disasters strike, women and girls are often the most vulnerable.
Midwives step in, providing life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare and help communities rebuild.
📸Badr el Hardag
Midwives step in, providing life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare and help communities rebuild.
📸Badr el Hardag
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Midwives from the Moroccan Association of Midwives, work at a caravan after the 2023 earthquake. When climate disasters strike, women and girls are often the most vulnerable.
Midwives step in, providing life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare and help communities rebuild.
📸Badr el Hardag
Midwives step in, providing life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare and help communities rebuild.
📸Badr el Hardag
We’re excited to announce the second cohort of the ICM Midwife Leaders Executive Sponsorship Programme, designed to strengthen midwifery leadership.
Emerging midwife leaders are paired with senior-level executive sponsors who provide strategic guidance, visibility, & advocacy.
🔗: zurl.co/iMH7Z
Emerging midwife leaders are paired with senior-level executive sponsors who provide strategic guidance, visibility, & advocacy.
🔗: zurl.co/iMH7Z
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’re excited to announce the second cohort of the ICM Midwife Leaders Executive Sponsorship Programme, designed to strengthen midwifery leadership.
Emerging midwife leaders are paired with senior-level executive sponsors who provide strategic guidance, visibility, & advocacy.
🔗: zurl.co/iMH7Z
Emerging midwife leaders are paired with senior-level executive sponsors who provide strategic guidance, visibility, & advocacy.
🔗: zurl.co/iMH7Z
Midwives care for everyone for more than just birth — they support them through every stage of life: first periods, contraception, sexual health, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and menopause.
That's why this petition is for everyone who cares about health, dignity, and rights.
🔗: zurl.co/0h7rC
That's why this petition is for everyone who cares about health, dignity, and rights.
🔗: zurl.co/0h7rC
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Midwives care for everyone for more than just birth — they support them through every stage of life: first periods, contraception, sexual health, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and menopause.
That's why this petition is for everyone who cares about health, dignity, and rights.
🔗: zurl.co/0h7rC
That's why this petition is for everyone who cares about health, dignity, and rights.
🔗: zurl.co/0h7rC
Pack for your future at ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon!
Get ready to fill your suitcase with knowledge, leadership, innovation, global collaboration, and so much more. Next June, thousands of midwives will come together to learn, share & shape the future of midwifery.
Register now: zurl.co/tEE8E
Get ready to fill your suitcase with knowledge, leadership, innovation, global collaboration, and so much more. Next June, thousands of midwives will come together to learn, share & shape the future of midwifery.
Register now: zurl.co/tEE8E
December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Pack for your future at ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon!
Get ready to fill your suitcase with knowledge, leadership, innovation, global collaboration, and so much more. Next June, thousands of midwives will come together to learn, share & shape the future of midwifery.
Register now: zurl.co/tEE8E
Get ready to fill your suitcase with knowledge, leadership, innovation, global collaboration, and so much more. Next June, thousands of midwives will come together to learn, share & shape the future of midwifery.
Register now: zurl.co/tEE8E
Strong partnerships between midwifery associations & universities ensure training matches real-world practice, better preparing midwives to meet the needs of the communities they serve.
The article offers insights on how these collaborations can strengthen the profession.
Read more: zurl.co/9Nnf2
The article offers insights on how these collaborations can strengthen the profession.
Read more: zurl.co/9Nnf2
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Strong partnerships between midwifery associations & universities ensure training matches real-world practice, better preparing midwives to meet the needs of the communities they serve.
The article offers insights on how these collaborations can strengthen the profession.
Read more: zurl.co/9Nnf2
The article offers insights on how these collaborations can strengthen the profession.
Read more: zurl.co/9Nnf2