Resources

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

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.

This toolkit provides practical resources to help midwives, midwives’ associations, and partners advocate for midwives as essential crisis responders.

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

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.

This guide explores the impact of twinning, shares real-life experiences, and provides practical tools to start your project. Use it for inspiration and adapt the Twinning Kit to your context.

This document serves as a companion to the ICM Global Standards for Midwife Faculty Development, providing supplementary information and insights.

High standard midwifery education is essential to producing competent midwives for the future midwifery workforce. This document provides the minimum standards for quality midwife faculty development.

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

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.

Recruitment practices should be guided by ethical principles, without targeting low-income countries. Midwives recruited to work in other countries should be respected and receive sufficient orientation and support.

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

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.

This resource provides information on how to integrate the ICM Essential Competencies for Midwifery Practice (2024) into a midwifery education programme. It also reviews how to design learning activities and assessments for a competency-based curriculum.

Through this joint statement, we call upon every midwife, nurse, doctor and other health worker in standing firm against the practice of FGM, and we reaffirm our support to every health professional – and to policymakers, health authorities and political and societal leaders – in implementing urgent, proactive actions that protect women and girls.

The Bill of Rights for Women and Midwives addresses the basic human rights of women and midwives that have been systematically denied and adds another framework to approach governments when demanding change to improve midwifery and maternity services.

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

Through this joint statement, we call upon every midwife, nurse, doctor and other health worker in standing firm against the practice of FGM, and we reaffirm our support to every health professional – and to policymakers, health authorities and political and societal leaders – in implementing urgent, proactive actions that protect women and girls.

The Bill of Rights for Women and Midwives addresses the basic human rights of women and midwives that have been systematically denied and adds another framework to approach governments when demanding change to improve midwifery and maternity services.

Well-educated midwives can provide competent and safe abortion-related services. Any woman who seeks or requires abortion-related services is entitled to be provided with such services by midwives, in accordance with the laws and policies of their country.

A report based on midwives’ experiences, highlighting their vital role in addressing climate challenges and building resilient, sustainable health systems.

This statement outlines the impact of climate change on maternal and neonatal health, emphasising midwives’ role in building resilient health systems, advocating for climate-aware practices, and integrating climate change into midwifery education and policy.

In humanitarian and fragile settings, human rights violations are more common. ICM believes that the human rights of women, children, and midwives should be protected in all circumstances and calls for increased investment in protecting the health and safety of women and children.

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

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.

This guide sets out what form midwifery leadership should take in every country to support the development of a safe, high quality maternity care system.

This guide explores the impact of twinning, shares real-life experiences, and provides practical tools to start your project. Use it for inspiration and adapt the Twinning Kit to your context.

This Guide empowers midwives to create a nurturing environment for others to learn and be confident in their midwifery practice and to role model respectful, high-quality leadership.

This Policy Brief outlines the key findings of ICM’s MLBC study, presents the Pathway to Change which highlights the processes and mechanisms needed to scale up MLBCs and provides a series of actions to support successful implementation of MLBCs.

These guidelines set out effective measures to prevent, detect, and treat postpartum haemorrhage, ensuring women receive safe, high-quality care during birth and the immediate postpartum period.

Antimicrobial resistance is a threat that has a significant effect on the health of women and their newborn infants. Midwives have a role to play in ending antimicrobial resistance.

Well-educated midwives can provide competent and safe abortion-related services. Any woman who seeks or requires abortion-related services is entitled to be provided with such services by midwives, in accordance with the laws and policies of their country.

ICM has developed the definition of midwifery, used around the world as the basis of the profession.

This document provides a universal, description of the philosophy and model of midwifery care, without compromising local or regional characteristics of midwifery care.

This document provides strategic and practical guidance to countries transitioning to midwifery models of care.

This document serves as a companion to the ICM Global Standards for Midwife Faculty Development, providing supplementary information and insights.

High standard midwifery education is essential to producing competent midwives for the future midwifery workforce. This document provides the minimum standards for quality midwife faculty development.

This resource provides information on how to integrate the ICM Essential Competencies for Midwifery Practice (2024) into a midwifery education programme. It also reviews how to design learning activities and assessments for a competency-based curriculum.

ICM has developed the definition of midwifery, used around the world as the basis of the profession.

This document provides a universal, description of the philosophy and model of midwifery care, without compromising local or regional characteristics of midwifery care.

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

A practical self-assessment tool that helps midwifery regulators review alignment with ICM Global Standards for Regulation, identify gaps, and plan improvements to strengthen regulation, professional practice, and public safety worldwide.

This glossary provides clear definitions of key terms used in midwifery regulation, based on standard ICM terminology, to support a shared understanding among regulators, policymakers, educators, and professional associations.

This companion guide is intended to be used alongside these Global Standards and additional regulation resources, which support implementation and can be found on the ICM website. Section one outlines what is effective midwifery regulation. Section two provides additional guidance on each standard and suggestions as to how a regulatory authority can evidence that a standard is being met or guide amendments so that standards are met.

This Guide provides a step-by-step approach to applying the Professional Framework for Midwifery to strengthen midwifery services, improve the quality of SRMNAH care, and support long-term health system improvements.

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.

A global platform that brings together midwifery data and health outcomes in one place — built to inform action, drive investment, and make the contributions of midwives visible.

ICM emphasises addressing obstetric violence, promoting respectful maternity care, and embedding human rights in sexual and reproductive health services.

This guide provides clear steps for implementing evidence-based maternity care worldwide. The implementation of the 12 steps will lead to better health and wellness for mothers and their babies.

ICM is concerned that the human rights of women, babies and midwives are being violated by inappropriate protocols for the management of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care.

Through this guide, we aim to provide a reference for agreed Spanish and French terminology, supporting consistent translation and clarity across ICM publications and global communications.

Through our Governance Policies, ICM expresses the philosophy, accountability and specifics of our goals and the parameters in which we operate.