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Louisiana’s first Black-owned, free-standing birth center will be coming soon, according to a May 5 Facebook post shared by a woman who is identified on the page as a certified professional and licensed midwife named Shatamia Webb. The Baby Catcher Birth Center is Webb’s business and vision. Typed letters sprawled across the bottom of a photo where Webb was standing on the porch stated that it would be coming soon. Additionally, Webb referenced her midwifery sisters and said that her story as a midwife will continue.
“Little ole me did a pretty big thing… I now OWN the 1st Black-Owned Freestanding Birth Center in the State!! I couldn’t think of a better day to announce this (International Day of the Midwife),” Webb said on The Baby Catcher Birth Center’s Facebook page. “I’m excited, humble, and sooo very nervous as I bring this to the community.”There
(Left to right) Hazel Richards, chief nurse at Wirral University Teaching Hospital pictured with the new nurses Soniya Joy Jincy, Maria George, Jishamol Jacob and Reenu Varghese who have joined the Trust. THE hard work of staff at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals and a major recruitment drive is being celebrated as part of International Nurses Day. Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust - which runs Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge - has also recently recruited more than 50 registered Nurses from across the world. A huge recruitment drive to strengthen the nursing team at the Trust has resulted in nurses travelling from as far as Kenya, Zimbabwe and India to work at its Arrowe Park, Wirral Women and Children’s and Clatterbridge hospitals.
State of the World’s Midwifery Report 2021: Follow the Data, Invest in Midwives
“Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote the health and well-being of entire communities,” writes UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem in honor of International Day of the Midwife. “They deserve our respect and gratitude, but that is not enough. Midwives deserve greater investment in their capabilities, and workplaces that empower them and fully acknowledge their skills and contributions.” Investment in midwifery could save millions of lives per year – an estimated 4.3 million annually by 2035.
The 2021 State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) report is dedicated to health workers who lost their lives to COVID-19. According to Amnesty International, at least 17,000 health workers have died from COVID-19. The pandemic has made clear the need for midwives as essential primary care providers, yet they are not properly protected from CO
New midwifery antenatal service for expecting mums at Portlaoise clinic
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise launch Midwifery-Led Clinic on International Day of the Midwife
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Launch of the new Midwifery-Led Clinic within maternity services at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise on International Day of the Midwife, 5th May. );
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A new Midwifery-Led Clinic within maternity services at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise was launched last week where staff also encouraged people to consider midwifery as an occupation.
The clinic was officially launched on International Day of the Midwife, 5th May, by Angela Dunne, Director of Midwifery for the HSE National Women and Infants Health Programme. Susan O’Callaghan, Advanced Midwife Practitioner Candidate is leading on the new initiative.