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Gender Equality and JEDI Resources

Gender equality, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion are core to ICM’s work. Read ICM’s documents for midwives and midwives’ associations on G-JEDI.

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Toolkit

Midwives and Climate: A toolkit for midwives and midwifery advocates during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP)

Midwives are health providers, defenders of sexual and reproductive health and key players in designing resilient health systems capable of withstanding the worst impacts of a warming world. This toolkit can help advocacy efforts supporting midwifery during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP).
Midwives are working in the female ward of Keraniganj Upazila Health Complex, Bangladesh. They provide essential care and support to pregnant women before, during and after childbirth. Their role involves monitoring the progress of labour, offering guidance, and facilitating a safe and positive birthing experience. Keranigonj, Bangladesh
Statement

Statement on Resourcing of Midwives and Decisive Measures to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Investing in continuity of midwife care is key to lowering carbon emissions. This statement, signed by MAs from around the world, reiterates that midwives are critical to reducing the carbon footprint of reproductive and maternal health services.
Guide, Toolkit

RESPECT Toolkit

The RESPECT toolkit has everything you need on how to run a workshop on Respectful Maternity Care for midwives
Core Document

Bill of Rights for Women and Midwives

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.
Statement

Anti-Racism Statement

At ICM we passionately embrace the diversity of the midwifery community, including racial diversity, but also see that the lived experiences of Black, Asian and other racialised midwives and those they care for differs significantly from that of white counterparts.
A midwife explains a document to her patient in a midwifery clinic.
Position Statement

Birth Registration

Birth registration, a fundamental right under UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, is critical for legal identity, protection, and service access.
Position Statement

Health of Women and Children in Disasters 

Women and children are always disproportionately affected by humanitarian crises. ICM underscores the need to prepare midwives to work in humanitarian crises to mitigate the effects of these crises.
Shamsun Nahar is with her 1-day old son. She gave birth to the child with the assistance of midwives in Keraniganj Upazila Health Complex, Bangladesh.
Position Statement

Mother- and Baby-Friendly Employment Policies for Midwives 

Midwives need flexible working conditions and policies so that they can return to work as soon as it is appropriate for them after giving birth. These must enable a quality relationship with their newborn or infant, and support the right to breastfeed.
Position Statement

Midwives’ Provision of Abortion-Related 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.
Position Statement

Female Genital Mutilation

FGM is a harmful practice that violates the human rights of girls and women. Midwives should not support FGM, and should work to eliminate it in their countries.
Position Statement

Midwives and Violence against Women and Children

The human rights of women and children should be respected in all societies. This includes the prevention of violence against women and children. Midwives should support prevention strategies and programmes.
Position Statement

Partnership between Women and Midwives

Midwifery is based on a partnership between women and midwives with the goal of promoting health outcomes. Midwives should develop a partnership with women to actively share information and support women to actively participate in making decisions about their care.
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