| Fatimah Azzahra | This poster directly aligns with the VIDM 2025 theme;Midwives: Making Connections; by highlighting the crucial role midwives play in the successful outcome of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). Midwives are integral to making connections not only with the mothers they care for but also with the broader healthcare team, including obstetricians, healthcare providers, and counselors. VBAC success is greatly influenced by the continuous care and emotional support midwives offer, which helps to foster a positive, empowering environment for women considering VBAC. Through their guidance, midwives bridge the gap between medical expertise and personal empowerment, ensuring women make informed decisions about their childbirth options. Furthermore, the poster emphasizes the importance of healthcare providers, including midwives, in providing evidence-based counseling that encourages women to make confident choices regarding VBAC. Midwives, by connecting with women on an emotional and informational level, help overcome barriers such as cultural preferences and socioeconomic challenges, fostering more inclusive and accessible childbirth options. Their holistic approach to care creates a supportive network that enhances the chances of a successful VBAC. Thus, midwives ability to create meaningful connections with both their patients and the healthcare community plays a key role in improving maternal and child health outcomes, perfectly resonating with the theme of Making Connections in VIDM 2025. | The Power of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Essential Elements for a Safer and Enhanced Natural Birth
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| Melicia Escobar | These are trying political times in the United States and elsewhere in the world marked by despotism. It is vital for midwifery educators to help student midwives connect health outcomes in clinical setting to structural forces that perpetuate unjust and inequitable systems. This poster describes one innovative curricular approach to helping students make that connection through critical reflection and rich dialogue. The curriculum itself also promotes deeper student connection with the individuals and families within their care. The curriculum also aims to establish a third level of connection and one that is very important– this approach is also a means of personal/professional sustainability and finding joy in otherwise challenging and complex health systems. The findings of the study are promising and eager to share/discuss/learn more with midwives globally. | Evaluating an Innovative Health Equity
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| Priti Mishra | This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured teaching plan on knowledge and attitude regarding self- care management of GDM among antenatal women. Researcher conducted a quasi-experimental on antenatal women attending Queen Mary Hospital in Lucknow. The sample of 107 was selected using a non- probability purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through structured interviews, a knowledge questionnaire, and a self-structured attitude scale. The findings revealed that the majority of antenatal women had poor knowledge and a negative attitude towards self-care management of GDM prior to the intervention. After the structured teaching plan, there was a significant improvement in knowledge scores, the analysis was conducted on 107 participants. The overall mean knowledge score before the intervention was 10.27, with a standard deviation of 6.573. After the intervention, the mean knowledge score increased to 19.13, with a standard deviation of 7.449. The overall mean attitude score before the intervention was 18.36, with a standard deviation of 10.219. After the intervention, the mean attitude score increased to 28.28, with a standard deviation of 10.295. The mean scores of samples in pretest was 18.36 10.219 and mean posttest scores of samples was 28.28 10.295 with a mean difference of 9.925, Mean posttest test was significantly higher than mean pretest as evidenced by paired test (t=11.415, df= 106 and p value of 0.001). These findings emphasize the significance of targeted interventions to improve knowledge and attitudes, ultimately supporting antenatal women in effectively managing GDM and promoting positive health outcomes. | Effectiveness of structured teaching plan on knowledge and attitude regarding self-care management of gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal women.
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| Krystal Gayle Norman | Preeclampsia remains a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, particularly among high-risk populations. This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to enhance the early recognition and management of preeclampsia at HCA Houston Southeast and the Womens Care Center through a structured chart flag system, improved follow-up protocols, and comprehensive patient education.
A multidisciplinary team, including obstetricians, nurses, midwives, medical assistants, hospital administrators, and data analysts, collaborated to implement these interventions. Key strategies included integrating a chart flag into the electronic health record (EHR) to identify high-risk patients, ensuring one-week postpartum follow-up appointments for patients with severe-range blood pressure during labor, and providing multilingual educational materials to improve symptom recognition and care adherence. Additionally, a process for distributing free blood pressure cuffs was established to support home monitoring. The project followed the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) framework, emphasizing continuous monitoring and refinement based on data analytics and patient feedback. Outcomes included improved provider adherence to follow-up protocols, increased patient engagement, and a reduction in hospital readmissions for postpartum hypertension.By optimizing clinical workflows and enhancing education for both patients and providers, this initiative demonstrated a sustainable model for improving maternal health outcomes. Findings from this QI project highlight the importance of early intervention, structured follow-up, and patient empowerment in mitigating the risks associated with preeclampsia. Future efforts should focus on expanding these strategies to other healthcare settings to further improve maternal care quality. | An Initiative to Increase Knowledge and Decrease Adverse Outcomes Related to Preeclampsia |
| Josi Noviani | Background: The increasing number of women of reproductive age highlights the importance of midwives in family planning services. Methods: A literature review from 2019 to 2022, utilizing data from PubMed, Science Direct, and BMC using keywords like;role of midwives;;family planning; and ;contraception; Boolean operators and the PICO framework ensured relevance. Results: Five studies demonstrate the role of midwives in various countries, including Jordan, Australia, the UK, and Indonesia, focusing on training and access to services. Conclusion: Empowering midwives is crucial for enhancing access and quality of family planning services and supporting the achievement of global health goals. | The Role of Midwives in the Implementation of Family Planning Programs: Increasing Public Awareness and Engagement in Contraception |
| Rahma Haryunita Ega Prosfera | Background: New evidence from the WHO shows that more than one-third of women in four lower-income countries experienced obstetric violence during childbirth. Only a few studies have explored mothers perceptions of obstetric violence during childbirth. Purpose: This study aims to explore the incidence of obstetric violence during childbirth based on mothers perceptions. Method: This is a scoping review with the inclusion criteria are (1) the participants are postpartum women, (2) publication from 2015 to 2025, (3) original articles written in English, (4) using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed designs, (5) full-text articles and open access, and (6) the articles discuss the mothers perception about obstetric violence in childbirth. Result: The 11 articles from Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. The majority of postpartum mothers from four continents reported experiencing at least one form of psychological or physical violence during childbirth, which can be interpreted as obstetric violence occurring at home, public health facilities, or private hospitals. The prevalence of obstetric violence are physical abuse, verbal abuse, non-consented care, non-confidential care, discriminatory care, abandonment, non-dignified care, detention, supportive care, structural negligence, and violation of the right to information. The factors influencing obstetric violence are sociodemographic factors, human factors, and healthcare system performance. Conclusion: As a crucial support in a mothers journey, midwives must ensure high-quality labor and delivery care and improve women-centered outcomes. This study can be used as reference material for creating "a positive childbirth experience.Following the theme of VIDM 2025, namely Midwives: Establishing Relationships. In this case, relationships can be interpreted | Obstetric Violence during Childbirth Based on Mother Perception: a Scoping Review  |
| Lokesh Kumar Sharma | Abstract Background: Pregnancy, while a natural physiological process, presents significant psychological and emotional adjustments, particularly for primigravid women. Understanding the stress experienced during this period and the coping strategies employed is crucial for maternal and fetal well-being. This study aimed to assess the level of stress and coping mechanisms utilized by primigravid women admitted to an antenatal ward. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional design was employed. The study was conducted in the antenatal ward of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at King Georges Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. A purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 227 primigravid women. Data were collected using a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and a Coping Strategies Scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including chi-square tests and correlation analysis, were used to analyze the data. Results: The majority of participants exhibited serious (42.3%) to very serious (56.4%) levels of stress. Conversely, most women demonstrated good coping strategies (81.9%). Statistical analysis revealed significant associations between stress levels and coping strategies (p 0.05). Furthermore, significant associations were found between stress levels and selected socio-demographic variables, specifically education, type of marriage, and family income (p 0.05). Coping strategies were also significantly associated with education level (p 0.05). Conclusion: Primigravid women in the antenatal ward setting experience substantial stress, alongside predominantly good coping strategies. Socio-demographic factors, particularly education, marriage type, and income, appear to influence stress levels. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to address stress and enhance coping | Stress and coping in hospitalised primigravid women: a stusy in the antenatal ward setting |
| Pooja Singh | Background/Objectives- Following a caesarean section, many mothers commonly experience pain, mood fluctuations, postpartum depression, and stress. Non-pharmacological interventions offer an accessible, cost-effective, and safe approach to managing these challenges. Bensons relaxation technique, a specific non-pharmacological method, promotes physical relaxation through focused breathing exercises. This technique involves assuming a comfortable position with closed eyes and practising mindful inhalation and exhalation, often incorporating the repetition of calming words or devotional phrases during exhalation. This study aims to evaluate the impact of Bensons relaxation therapy on postoperative pain and stress levels in mothers following caesarean delivery. The specific objectives included finding out the association between pre-interventional level of c-section pain and stress among postnatal mother who underwent c-sections with their selected demographic variable. Methods-The quantitative research approach with a Quasi-experimental: pre-test post-test control group design study took place in the post-natal ward of Queen Mary Hospital KGMU, Lucknow, India. This study included 108 post-caesarean postnatal mothers {experimental group (54) control group (54)}. The intervention was only given to the experimental group twice a day for three consecutive days. Post-interventional pain stress were assessed on 3rd day by using a numerical pain rating scale; modified hung postpartum stress scale. The collected data was arranged properly, analysed systematically and interpreted precisely using descriptive statistics (Frequency, Percentage Mean) and inferential statistics (t-test, Chi-square test). The t-test was used to analyse the data. The p-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant. | Effect of Benson relaxation therapy on post-caesarean pain and stress among postnatal women |
| Naomi Sondang | Recognizing the need for a comprehensive approach to address the issue of stunting, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia has taken a significant step by issuing Presidential Regulation No. 72 of 2021, which aims to accelerate efforts to reduce stunting rates. The National Population and Family Planning Board, referred to in Indonesia as the Badan Kependudukan dan Keluarga Berencana Nasional (BKKBN), has been appointed as the lead agency responsible for implementing this initiative. | Connecting Care: The Role of Midwives in Stunting Prevention through Family Assistance Teams
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| Karita Aulia Tama | Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, various
restrictions were implemented on routine
services, including maternal and newborn
healthcare. Pregnant women became
hesitant to visit healthcare facilities due to
the fear of contracting the coronavirus, as
well as the advice to postpone pregnancy
check-ups and prenatal classes. Furthermore,
healthcare services faced challenges in
terms of staff readiness, infrastructure, and
the availability of personal protective
equipment (PPE). These factors contributed
to potential risks during pregnancy,
ultimately affecting the mental health of
expectant mothers. A study indicated that
levels of anxiety and depression in pregnant
women were higher after the COVID-19
pandemic was declared, compared to
before, with an increased incidence of self-harm tendencies. | Narrative Review of Mental Health Problems in Pregnant
Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Nabila Zuhdy | Background: Exclusive breastfeeding benefits both infants and mothers, yet global rates remain below recommendations. Result: Six studies met the criteria, showing that midwife-led counseling improved maternal self-efficacy, commitment, and breastfeeding duration. Support from midwives can enhance breastfeeding practices. The Midwifery Continuity of Care (MCoC) model increased exclusive breastfeeding rates and duration. Educational interventions positively influenced breastfeeding outcomes. Conclusions: Midwives play a vital role in ensuring the success of breastfeeding. Their counseling on breastfeeding enhances mothers; confidence, strengthens their commitment to breastfeeding, and improves their breastfeeding skills. Support from midwives can promote better breastfeeding practices. Additionally, Midwifery Continuity of Care (MCoC) boosts the likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding and extends the duration of breastfeeding. Education provided by midwives on breastfeeding, utilizing a variety of tools and strategies, enhances long-term dedication to breastfeeding. This implies that more babies can be breastfed with the support, education, and continuous care provided by midwives.nges like pain, low milk supply, and social pressures. Midwives play a key role in education and support to improve breastfeeding success.Objective: This review explores midwives; role in breastfeeding support and its impact on success rates.Method: Using relevant keywords, a literature review was conducted on studies published between 2020 – 2025 from PUBMED, BMC, and Google Scholar. Inclusion criteria required free full-text English articles. Thematic analysis highlighted key findings on midwifery support. | Enhancing More Babies Being Breastfed, Is It Possible? Midwives Support in Breastfeeding, A Literature Review
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