Call for abstracts for ECIC 2021 Serbia
Your research can go a long way at ECIC 2021 The Congress Scientific Committee invites you to submit the abstract of your latest original research and case reports for poster presentation at the...
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Access to safe, quality and legal abortion and a safe care post-abortion
EMA believes that it is the right of every woman to have control over her own body, to have access to safe, quality and legally provided abortion and a post-abortion care. It is universally...
EMA call for action
Today we published an editorial in European Journal of Midwifery: ‘The European Midwives Association call for action to protect our midwives in delivering best care amidst the COVID-19...
Healthcare professionals urge authorities to guarantee protection to those in front lines against Covid-19
The European health professionals and their students’ organisations are calling on the European Commission and the governments to support and protect healthcare professionals fighting Covid-19....
New roadmap to tackle antimicrobial resistance by Stakeholder Network on Antimicrobial Resistance
AMR has been declared by the World Health Organization as an urgent, global health threat, projected to cause more deaths globally than cancer by 2050. The new Roadmap outlines 5 concrete strategies...
Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM)
The Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) is a free 24 hour online conference held annually to celebrate International Day of the Midwife on May 5th 2020, The Year of the Nurse and...
EBCOG 2020
Welcome to the EBCOG 2020 congress May 14th -16th 2020 Bergen, Norway: Contemporary foetal-maternal medicine in Europe Dear fellow midwifes and obgyns, during this...
SAVE THE DATE
EMA Education Conference 2019 6th EMA Education Conference Malmö Sweden More information: https://emaeducation2019.se/ Detailed programme of EMA education:...
The second call for abstracts for the 6th EMA Education Conference
The second call for abstracts for the 6th EMA Education Conference – The midwifery education – fit for the 21st Century, November 29th-30th Malmö,...
ORAMMA Final event in Brussels
EMA is a partner in organising the ORAMMA Final event in Brussels 28th February 2019. You can find more information here.
ORAMMA day in the EMA General meeting
ORAMMA day in the EMA General meeting on 6th October in Athens. Some photos of the...
First Call for abstract for education conference
6th EMA education conference call First Call for abstract in Malmo, Sweden. More information: FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACT FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACT 2
Obstetrica
Artical writen by Joeri Vermeulen in French and German about Obstetrica. Click here: Obstetrica FRENCH Obstetrica GERMAN
Press release Athens 2018
This is new press release from Athens, Greece 2018 Press release Greece 2018
Important reports on violence and medical care during gynecological and obstetrical follow-up
Two important reports were published this spring in France on violence and medical care and particularly gender violence during gynecological and obstetrical follow-up. Both reports bring together...
2nd ORAMMA project newsletter
Here you can see more, you can see that during January 2018 ORAMMA Facebook has published a daily recommendation from the literature review on Refugees’ and Migrants’ maternity care.
Call for abstracts for 4th ECIC 2019
The 4th ECIC 2019 is happing in Turin, Italy, from 14-16 March 2019. The deadline for abstracts is 23rd November 2018. For more information click...
Congress of the Nordic Federation of Midwives
The Icelandic Midwifery Association is pleased to announce the 21st Congress of the Nordic Federation of Midwives in Reykjavik Iceland, 2-4 May 2019. More...
News about ORAMMA project
ORAMMA is a 2 year project, funded through the European Union’s Health Programme, to develop an approach to maternal healthcare for migrant and refugee women. ORAMMA is now into its...
Call for abstracts - CARE4 International Scientific Nursing and Midwifery Congress
Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery invite researchers, clinicians, educators, policy makers in nursing and midwifery to present their work at the 3rd Edition of CARE4, the International...
Continuity of Carer Guidance
Continuity of carer, as well as care, is an important concept and an evidence-based model of care for safe and quality integrated maternity services. It has been a topic of interest for many EMA...
New European level resource
The TOB-g project is funded under the EU 3rd Health Programme, which is the main instrument that the Commission uses to implement the EU Health Strategy. TOB-G Launch of the...
EMA board members announcement
During GM of EMA in Madrid, a new president Mervi Jokinen and a new board member Barbara Finderle, were elected. From the left: Eva Matintupa-Finland (treasurer), Barbara Finderle-Croatia (board...
Healthline new website
We would like to inform you that Healthline has created a website, related to the effects of alcohol. Please find the...
MIDWIVES-MIGRANTS STATEMENT
We midwives of the European Midwives Association, representing 29 countries, express our profound admiration and deep gratitude to the midwives across Europe. They have given care and support to...
Baby Milk Action– IBFAN response
IBFAN response on Baby Milk Action, here is the document.
European Scientific Working group on Influenza-Science Policy Flu Summit
ESWI Science Policy Flu Summit will be taking place on 28 September in Brussels, Belgium. There will be lectures on newly emerging influenza viruses, current and future antivirals, and the...
EUA Special Update on Mutual Recognition Agreements
EUA Special Update on Mutual Recognition Agreements which involve regulated professions and which feature in current EU trade negotiations. For more click here: Special update on mutual...
Update of ICM Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice: survey information
Update of ICM Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice: survey information (pdf document)
International education conference 2016 on 2nd and 3rd December 2016 in London
Dear Colleague, The Royal College of Midwives(RCM) are hosting the European Midwives Association (EMA) fifth international education conference 2016 on 2nd and 3rd December 2016 in...
Register now to secure the early bird rate for the EMA conference
More information on the 5th EMA education coference in London click here.
Ema education conference 2016
The Royal College of Midwives and the European Midwives Association (EMA) are hosting the fifth international education conference 2016 on 2nd and 3rd December 2016 in London. More here: EMA...
Pregnant women and children first!
Call for action by European midwives to refugee crisis. Here is the EMA statement -Pregnant women and children first
EMA General meeting in Romania 2015
Here are some pictures and Press release from EMA GM 2015.
European Sociological Association Mid-Term Conference of the Research Network on Sociology of Health & Illness
European Sociological Association Mid-Term Conference of the Research Network on Sociology of Health & Illness will be heald in May, 19-21-2016 by the Faculty of Social Sciences...
Cochrane review on midwifery-led care
Fresh from the print here is the link to the updated Cochrane review on midwifery-led care. Here is the link to the...
The Birthplace in England
"The Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study: further analyses to enhance policy and service delivery decision-making for planned place of birth" has now published in the HS&DR...
Updated Position Paper on Alcohol (July 2015)
Here is the latest Position Paper on Acohol related issue.
The European Commission has published Implementing Regulation
The European Commission has published the final, adopted version of the Implementing Regulation for the European professional card and alert mechanism. The Regulation can be...
WHO Statement on casearean section rates
WHO Statement on Caesarean Section Rates, here is more information: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/161442/1/WHO_RHR_15.02_eng.pdf?ua=1
IResearch4birth
IResearch4birth is unique, timely and innovative in applying newly emerging scientific techniques based on complexity and salutogenic theories to the urgent European and world problem of maternal and...
20 years of VLOV
Vlaamse Organisatie van Vroedvrouwen (VLOV) celebrated 20 years of exsistens in September 2014.
ECIC Conference 2015, Porto
THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31st, 2015 The 2nd European Congress on Intrapartum Care will be held form 21 to 23 May 2015 in Porto, Portugal. More...
1st Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies
1st Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies will be held in Budapest on September 16th-20th 2015 More information here: http://www.jens2015.eu/
Ebola - the United Nations are looking for volunteers midwives
Brief Project Description: The overarching purpose of the Mano River Midwifery Response is to increase access to essential normal...
Twin conference 2014, Budapest
3rd World Congress on Twin Pregnancy, which will be held in conjunction with the 15th Congress of the International Society of Twin Studies (ISTS) in the venue of Budapest, Hungary on November...
Press release Estonia 2014
Here is a press release from GM Tallinn 2014, presentations and few photos from the meeting.
International Scientific Nursing and Midwifery Congress
4-6 February 2015Antwerp, Belgium The department of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences of the University of Antwerp celebrates the 10th anniversary of its master programme with the first CARE4...
Homebirth – What Do We Know about It?
Dear friends! This year is the year of the ongoing changes in the Czech obstetrics. At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Health supported the case for outpatient delivery. Midwives can now...
Amended Directive On The Recogntition Of Professional Qualifications
Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications has now been amended. All the changes are listed in a new Directive 2013/55/EU. I attach a briefing note which gives the detail...
EMA Conference
4th EMA Education Conference was held in Maastricht, Netherland from 29th-30th November 2013. This is a press release and some presentations (1,2,3,4)
Conference on birth rights in EU
Dear International Colleagues!Some of you might already know about this event: Birth Rights in the European Union. Mobilizing Change.It is a Unique event where women who brought their need for...
GM Zagreb 2013
Press relase and a photo of the meeting of Executive board members with Prim.mr.sc Marijan Cesarik, Deputy Minister of Health.
Revision of the directive
More information on this site: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130612IPR11615/html/Mutual-recognition-of-professional-qualifications-MEPs-strike-deal-with-Council
The European Perinatal Health Report 2010
The European Perinatal Health Report 2010 has been published. This is the first wave of the report and further data will be released in September 2013. You find the official press release...
EUA's update on professional qualifications
EUA's latest Update on professional qualifications is attached for your information. It covers relevant events from last autumn up to and including the Report on the proposed amended Directive,...
MACAT
MACAT (Member Association Capacity Assessment Tool) provides an assessment framework to help an association define essential activities for its own growth and...
EMA
Amendments of the European Midwives Association and Network of European Midwifery Regulators.
Publication Midwifery
Midwifery is a monthly publication with an Impact Factor of 1.777 (ranking it 5/99 in Thomson Reuters 2012 Journal Citation reports for ‘nursing’). The journal publishes articles...
EMA Activities
Executive board of the EMA had meeting in Brussels on 22nd and 23th February 2013. EMA responses to the Professional Qualifications Directive amendments proposal.EMA is an active member in the EU...