Articles from International Midwifery (June 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Motivation for our work is the health and well-being of women and families in Central Europe': ICM Board member Andrea Stiefel writes about the midwives' associations and recent advances for midwifery in 'Central Europe--an active region within ICM'.	Stiefel, Andrea		1833
'Off the shelf and into action'--the ICM pilot project on training of midwives in HIV care: detailed planning and stakeholder involvement are key elements in this important ICM initiative, which is led by Nester T Moyo, ICM Programme Manager.	Moyo, Nester T.		1564
Caesarean section delivery and women's choice.			214
ICM--keeping our members in touch: ICM President Karlene Davis reports from her visit to the World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland, and on progress towards the 2008 ICM congress in Glasgow.	Davis, Karlene		874
ICN identifies priorities for action in nursing shortage.			155
Jeanne Raisler of ACNM.		Brief article	279
Networking at the ICM Brisbane Congress led to individual action and lives saved in Afghanistan: Anne Marie Rennie, a midwife from Aberdeen, Scotland, met a colleague in Brisbane and was inspired to raise funds to help women and babies in need.	Rennie, Anne Marie		677
New edition of the WHO Reproductive Health Library.		Brief article	130
New publication on FGM from the RCN.		Brief article	128
New textbook on nursing and midwifery.			155
Protecting the autonomy of midwifery in Paraguay: ICM and members' support is crucial: Wilfrida Sosa and Miriam Isabel Yegros de Ortiz, Asociacion de Obstetras del Paraguay, welcome international support in their struggle for professional recognition.	Sosa, Wilfrida; de Ortiz, Miriam Isabel Yegros		1886
Strong support for WHA resolution on strengthening nursing and midwifery.			124
Study shows Caesarean section linked with harm.		Brief article	154
The Innocenti Declaration 1990-2005.		Brief article	106
Two international conferences explore the issue of human resources for global health: 'resourcing global health' and 'mobilising the African diaspora' were topics that drew worldwide attendance to Glasgow, Scotland, and London, England. .			768
Waterbirth--an international overview: Dianne Garland, a freelance UK-based midwife lecturer, spoke at the ICM Brisbane Congress and now gives an update on the practice of waterbirth around the world.	Garland, Dianne		1646
World Health Day and the World Health Report 2006: "working together for health': The World Health Organization has focused this year on the crucial need for high quality health workers to take forward work towards its global goals.			786