The case for training midwives to provide abortions

Nepalese midwife providing 15+ medical abortions each month exemplifies investment case for midwives as essential in advancing gender equality.

This Pride Month, we speak to PUSH Graphic Designer Ky Walker about what Pride means to them and how the reproductive healthcare space can better support LGBTQIA+ individuals and families.

In our latest blog post, we highlight 7 experts you should follow to stay up to date on maternal health. Their expertise spans various aspects of maternal health, including the benefits of the midwife-led model of care, trans and non-binary inclusion in fertility and pregnancy care and sexual and reproductive health policy.

Notes on our new Governance Structure from ICM Chief Executive, Dr. Sally Pairman

Have you heard of the term doula before, but are unsure of what it means? Do you know the difference between obstetrics and gynaecology? Are you interested in receiving care from a midwife but are unsure of what this care would look like?

We’re amplifying seven journalists and publications covering maternal health and gender equality.

In recognition of World Breastfeeding Week and our campaign efforts to underscore the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive care midwives provide, we spoke with Marley Hall – a UK-based midwife and the author of Midwife Marley's Guide For Everyone: Pregnancy, Birth and the 4th Trimester.

Neha Mankani investigates communal ownership of women's bodies in the wake of Roe v. Wade.

So, where do we go from here? And what is the role of a midwife in upholding and providing safe abortion care?

We’re excited today to be introducing our two new amazing regional advocacy and community support coordinators and we’re delighted to introduce them to you today and tell you a little bit about their role in the PUSH campaign.