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May 5th is the internationally recognised day highlighting and focusing on the works of midwives and midwifery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a day that is recognised and celebrated globally, with more than 50 nations observing the day.<\/p>\n

The idea of the International Day of the Midwife as a day to honour and recognize midwives was proposed by the Australian delegation and discussed among international midwifery associations at the 1987 International Congress of Midwives in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

The initiative took some time to go through the UN System, but was formally launched in 1992.<\/p>\n

Each year the International Confederation of Midwives comes up with a campaign theme to provide motivating call to action for all midwives to get involved and champion our work.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photography courtesy of bebelu.ro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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