Tag: midwives
Midwives can now perform instrumental abortions
Among orthogenic professionals, satisfaction is unanimous after the publication, Wednesday April 24, in Official newspaper, of the new decree opening the possibility for midwives to carry out instrumental voluntary terminations…
IVG: midwives ask to be treated like doctors
A decree published in mid-December allows midwives to perform instrumental abortions in hospitals equipped to handle extremely rare complications. This text thus requires the presence of “a doctor specializing in…
More than 400 euros difference between the salaries of midwives and hospital engineers after twenty years of work
Four hundred euros: this is the gap between the salary of a midwife and that of a hospital engineer after twenty years of work. With comparable functions, complexities and responsibilities,…
Recognizing work to establish equal pay for women and men: the case of midwives
[Pourquoi une sage-femme et un ingénieur hospitalier devraient être rémunérés au même niveau ? C’est ce que démontrent deux économistes qui mènent de longue date des travaux sur les inégalités. Séverine…
disagreement on the modalities of expanding the skills of midwives
A room where instrumental abortion is performed, at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, in Paris, December 12, 2023. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP A step forward… Really? For months now, abortion providers have been demanding…
Midwives authorized to perform instrumental abortion in a hospital setting
A room at the instrumental abortion experimentation center, at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, in Paris, December 12, 2023. EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP The development was expected, but the context in which…
Midwives soon authorized to perform instrumental abortion in hospitals
Midwives will be authorized to practice instrumental abortion in health establishments, via a decree which will be published no later than Thursday, which will make it possible to fight “against…
Obstetrics worldwide: 6 midwives make their everyday lives visible
The aid organization Care is honoring the important humanitarian work of obstetricians for safe births around the world with the impressive photo exhibition “In Action for Life – Midwives Worldwide”,…
Obstetrics worldwide: everyday work of midwives
The aid organization Care is honoring the important humanitarian work of obstetricians for safe births around the world with the impressive photo exhibition “In Action for Life – Midwives Worldwide”,…
The view of three generations of midwives on a profession where we welcome “all the emotions of the person”
At 21, Loeva Girardin is not yet a mother and has already given birth to around thirty babies. She just finished her 4e year of midwifery school and is already…
A connected glove to better train midwives in childbirth
Giving birth vaginally still involves, in the 21ste century, risks for the mother and the unborn child, especially when the fetus is not correctly placed in the uterus. But this…
Midwives clarify: What is the truth behind these pregnancy myths?
Anja and Marie, two trained midwives from Heidelberg, share their knowledge on social media under the name “hallohebamme”. In addition to various social media channels, they support expectant parents with…