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1910 St. Laurent Blvd K1J1A0 Ottawa, ON, Canada

#WhatMidwivesWant The impact of Covid-19 in rural areas is detrimental to women and children. Women have a hard time accessing healthcare for fear of contracting the virus. Unintended pregnancies are occurring, because women are fearful of being exposed to the virus at healthcare facilities where contraceptives are dispensed. This fear largely leads to inaction, resulting in undesirable outcomes, eg. stillbirth, neonatal and maternal death. #MidwivesMatter #BetterBirths #COVID19 #Midwifery #MidwivesSaveLives

The impact of COVID-19 in rural areas is detrimental to women and children. Maternity services must be established in locations closer to where women live allowing for easier access to healthcare #WhatMidwivesWant #MaternalHealth #GlobalMidwives #Midwives #midwife #midwivesmakeadifference

#WhatMidwivesWant The impact of Covid-19 in rural areas is detrimental to women and children. Women have a hard time accessing healthcare for fear of contracting the virus. Unintended pregnancies are occurring, because women are fearful of being exposed to the virus at healthcare facilities where contraceptives are dispensed. This fear largely leads to inaction, resulting in undesirable outcomes, eg. stillbirth, neonatal and maternal death. #MidwivesMatter #BetterBirths #COVID19 #Midwifery #MidwivesSaveLives

#WhatMidwivesWant Midwives have the right to full access for all personal protective equipment (PPE) #COVID19 #Midwives #WhatMidwivesWant #MidwivesMatter

#WhatMidwivesWant Week 2 - Midwives & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Gender-based violence has increased globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Global leaders have declared the increase in sexual and GBV as a pandemic within a pandemic. ... The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that 6 months of lockdown could result in an additional 31 million cases of GBV. This is not acceptable and the proper steps and actions must be put in place. Stay tuned this week and keep checking our Facebook and other socials for what needs to be done in addressing and ending GBV #Midwifery #Midwives #GBV #GBVmustfall #COVID19 #genderbasedviolence #continuityofcare

#Midwives offer support and counselling for girls and women experiencing FGM related health problems, however they face obstacles due to cultural, religious and traditional beliefs surrounding FGM #EndFGM #WhatMidwivesWant #Midwifery #BetterBirths

#WhatMidwivesWant Maternity services must be established in locations closer to where women live allowing for easier healthcare access. Midwives must be supported to continue to provide community- based care when centralized services are overloaded.

#Midwives are essential to sexual and reproductive health rights of women and girls #WhatMidwivesWant #Midwifery #FGM

#Midwives are trusted health professional and have an essential role in supporting and caring for victims of GBV #MidwivesSaveLives #Midwifery #MidwivesMatter

#WhatMidwivesWant 1 in 4 midwives reported that COVID-19 had an impact on their ability to meet financial obligations, such as housing payments and utilities. Additionally, midwives have to provide themselves on their own personal protective equipment (PPE). Midwives must be provided with PPE regardless of work environment, along with proper training for correct PPE usage!... Funding must be prioritized for maternal health services and resources for midwives’ associations to support midwives! See more

#Midwives are essential to ending gender-based violence. What needs to be done? Services must be allocated for GBV survivors, proper access to shelter and quality medical care while providing physical and psychological aid #WhatMidwivesWant #MaternalHealth #EndGBV

#WhatMidwivesWant COVID-19 has further decreased the global shortage of midwives, costing many lives along the way. Invest in midwives and put an end to preventable deaths #Midwives #MidwivesSaveLives #BetterBirths The White Ribbon Alliance Maternity Worldwide World Midwives

Invest in #Midwives #IDM2021

#Midwives must be well educated, adequately trained and appropriately regulated #IDM2021 #WhatMidwivesWant