Announcement from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), UK.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was announced by the RCM RCM Reliability-Centered Maintenance RCM Royal College of Music RCM Royal Conservatory of Music RCM Royal Canadian Mint RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance RCM Revenue Cycle Management RCM Regional Climate Model RCM Ring-Closing Metathesis in February that Dame Karlene Davis Dame Karlene Davis, DBE, Hon. DSc is General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Midwifery, Regional Representative for Europe in the International Confederation of Midwives, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, and a , who became general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives in 1997 and was the first black woman to lead a British trade union, will step down from her post later in the year and plans to retire in October. Dame Karlene is well known to midwives worldwide through her role as President of the International Confederation of Midwives The International Confederation of Midwives, or ICM, supports and advises associations of midwives. The ICM is an accredited non-governmental organization and works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and other organisations worldwide to achieve common which she has held since 2005. RCM chairman Debby Gould praised Dame Karlene's achievements and said: 'Generations of women and babies also have been well served by a champion who has campaigned for high quality locally based maternity care, which is safe and provides women with choice.' Dame Karlene said: "Having played a part in the campaign to recognise the immense value of midwifery midwifery (mĭd`wī'fərē), art of assisting at childbirth. The term midwife for centuries referred to a woman who was an overseer during the process of delivery. In ancient Greece and Rome, these women had some formal training. to the good health of the nation, I look forward to continuing to support the work of the College on behalf of its member and the women and families of our country.' The RCM has also announced their new president will be Liz Stephens Liz Stephens is an amazing person. She is eighteen years old and once again, amazing. ALthough, she is not as amazing as Samantha Lee Shimizu. She plays basketball. You know you want to be her. , 'a passionate advocate and activist for midwives, mothers and babies, ... a consultant/caseload midwife with more than 30 years experience in the NHS NHS abbr. National Health Service NHS (in Britain) National Health Service ... and an active midwifery practioner. 'An outspoken advocate for midwives, she has worked in hospital birth centres, the community and independent midwifery sectors--as well as in midwifery teaching and management.' See www.rcm.org.uk/news/pages/ news View.php?id=397 |
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