Education

Calling all midwifery educators, regulators, and stakeholders! We are excited to announce the Midwifery Educator Knowledge Exchange, a series of webinars designed for midwifery educators, regulators, and key stakeholders. Hosted by … Continued

ICM asserts midwifery educators must align with ICM Global Standards and WHO Core Competencies. Essential qualifications include midwifery practice, formal teaching preparation, ongoing development, and advocacy.

This glossary provides definitions for the terminology used when building a curriculum, based on the standard ICM terminology.

UNFPA HQ, the Asia Pacific Regional Office and the Alliance to Improve Midwifery Education (AIME) hosted a three-day regional midwifery education workshop in Bangkok, Thailand in March. The workshop brought … Continued

This guide is an overview of the key components of a post-nursing midwifery pre-service programme to help guide midwifery teachers and faculty to either develop a new credential or revise pre-existing pre-service programmes.

In 2022, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), in consultation with UNFPA Laos, chose the Colleges of Laos to be part of the second pilot project for the Midwifery Education … Continued

This programme guide provides midwifery educators with an example of how to structure a direct-entry midwifery programme that meets the ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education.

Every profession needs a structure to support it, strengthen it and guide its development, that includes all the elements required before an occupation can be considered a profession.

The ICM Standards for Midwifery Education are an essential pillar of ICM’s efforts to strengthen midwifery worldwide by promoting high quality education programmes that prepare midwives who meet the ICM definition of a midwife.

In October, the ICM Board made the decision to transfer the 2021 32nd Triennial Congress to a virtual format instead of continuing with plans for a face-to-face Congress in Bali. … Continued

IPA and UNICEF along with WHO are conducting a series of fortnightly webinars covering relevant topics in relation to COVID-19. The webinar series runs in three languages (English, French and … Continued

2019 Award Winners  ICM Research Award Cesa Pratiwi (Indonesia)  About Cesa’s project: The study aims to explore what women with perinatal mental health problems expect from their families and how … Continued