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Article: 'Healthy families: the key to the future' International Day of the Midwife 2008: ICM member associations have sent in reports of their activities on 5 May 2008, when the International Day of the Midwife (IDM) was celebrated.(International Confederation of Midwives)
- Article from:
- International Midwifery
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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We present a round-up of midwives' action on the International Day of the Midwife 2008:
Australia
Tasmania: This year's International Midwives Day (IMD) saw a multitude of different celebrations by midwives and women.
In Southern Tasmania a morning tea and storytelling session was held, while midwives in Northern Tasmania had afternoon tea with the Federal member for Bass, Jodie Campbell. Jodie presented each midwife with a Purple Dutch Iris.
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The North West had celebrations in both Devonport and Burnie. The Mersey Community Hospital started the day with a talk on the psychosocial aspects of pregnancy ...