Research 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.

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.

SoWMy 2021 builds on previous reports and calls for urgent investment in midwives to enable them to fulfil their potential to contribute towards UHC and the SDG agenda.

All women have the right the highest quality, culturally relevant, evidence-based midwifery services. To achieve this, midwives should be represented on research and ethics committees, and midwifery research should be resourced and encouraged.