Saturday, July 5, 2014

New Guidelines Set for Midwifery Certification in the USA!

New regulations go into effect- midwifery schools in the USA must be accredited for their students to qualify for licensing in the USA! more on that here:

http://narm.org/ see the "US MERA updates

excerpt from the report:-
1. Support development and implementation of MEAC- and/or ACME-accredited
direct assessment  midwifery education programs by 2020.
2. Effective immediately, support legislative language stating that, by 2020, all new
applicants for midwifery licensure must have successfully completed an
education process accredited by ACME or MEAC that qualifies them to take the
AMCB or NARM national certification exam.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Healthy Newborn Network Interview

The HNN has released this message:

"The first twenty four hours are the most crucial in their survival for the 15 million premature babies born every year. And the stark truth is that survival depends on where in the world a baby is born." 
Today, Professor Joy Lawn, Professor Neil Marlow, and others discuss high-impact, cost-effective interventions to end preventable newborn deaths from complications due to preterm birth on BBC World News#PMNCHLive#Born2Soon
Listen to the interview by clicking here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p021m2x8