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Midwifery becoming popular again in Telangana State
On the occasion of the ‘International Day of the Midwife’, 30 trained midwives from state government’s public health facilities graduated from a specially designed 18-month programme conducted by Fernandez Hospital, with the support of the department of health and family welfareand United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Hyderabad: On the occasion of the 'International Day of the Midwife', 30 trained midwives from state government's public health facilities graduated from a specially designed 18-month programme conducted by Fernandez Hospital, with the support of the department of health and family welfareand United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
At a special ceremony organised in Hyderabad, 30midwives received their certificates from the Minister for Health and Family WelfareEtalaRajender Commissioner, Health & Family Welfare Yogita Rana, Andrew Fleming, British Deputy High Commissioner and Dr Sanjeev Upadhyaya and health specialist, UNICEF Hyderabad, also graced the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister Rajender saidthat the TRS government was committed to reaching out to the marginalised people in the State. Midwifery goes back to the old tradition of maternity care that was now making a comeback, he added. He said that as a first of its kind move in the country, the midwifery programme was initiated by the State government in response to the growing pressure on the healthcare facilities due to increasing number of women opting for births in institutional hospitals.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Evita Fernandez, chairperson, Fernandez Foundation, said, "On the International Day of the Midwifes, we are proud of our thirty midwives who will now help us offer better care for pregnant women, reduce overcrowding in tertiary hospitals, unnecessary C-Sections and most importantly- ensure respectful maternity care which we know and believe is the basic human right of every expectant mother."
"This intervention promotes equity. The poor will get the same quality of care what the rich would receive in Hyderabad," said Dr. Sanjeev Upadhyaya, Health Specialist, UNICEF office for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.
The Fernandez Hospital developed and piloted the Professional Midwifery Education and Training (PMET) program in the year 2011. The course was based on ICM competencies and conducted with the support of professional midwives from the United Kingdom.
