International Midwives Day
Encyclopedia
International Midwives' Day was first celebrated May 5, 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world.
The idea of having a day to recognize and honor midwives
came out of the 1987 International Confederation of Midwives
conference in the Netherlands
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The idea of having a day to recognize and honor midwives
Midwifery
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
came out of the 1987 International Confederation of Midwives
International Confederation of Midwives
The International Confederation of Midwives supports, represents and works to strengthen professional associations of midwives on a global basis...
conference in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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