Reducing Infant Mortality and Improving Infant Health - new site

This looks like an interesting new resource, the film is fascinating. A good one to send to all our politicians I think.

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It discusses the midwifery model of care as being one of the solutions to the rising rates of infant mortality:

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The Midwifery Model of Care
The Midwifery Model of Care embraces the normalcy of the birthing process. It is a style of well-women care with increased prenatal support and fewer interventions in the actual birth whether that takes place in a hospital, a birthing center or at home. It has been indisputably shown that midwives offer a substantive contribution to the long and short term health of mother, child and family.


Principles of Midwifery
* Birth is a normal, natural, and healthy process.
* Women and babies have the inherent wisdom necessary for birth.
* Babies are aware, sensitive human beings at the time of birth, and should be acknowledged and treated as such.
* Breastfeeding provides the optimum nourishment for newborns and infants. Birth can safely take place in hospitals, birth centers, and homes.
* The midwifery model of care, which supports and protects the normal birth process, is the most appropriate for the majority of women during pregnancy and birth

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