Sammanfattning
Professional midwives can make the difference between life and death for women and newborns.
Midwives and other health professionals with midwifery skills, are critical for the delivery of
essential health services, and to achieve Universal Health Coverage, reach the Sustainable Development
Goals, and to uphold human rights and gender equality. When educated, well trained,
licensed and supported by an enabling environment, midwives are key in strengthening a health
system’s ability to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care across the life
course. Increasing midwifery competence and access to midwifery care is a cost-effective means
to provide quality and continuity of care. Strengthening midwifery is a centrepiece in Sweden’s efforts
to support comprehensive SRHR, improve maternal and newborn health, and reduce
maternal and newborn morbidity, mortality, and stillbirth. The intened audiance of this brief is
Sida staff, but partners may also find it ueseful.
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Tematik: Hälsa
Geografiskt område: Global, Afghanistan, Demokratiska republiken Kongo
Språk: Engelska