Speakers: Fadiah Maharani and Josi Noviani
Facilitator: Marcela Mendoza
Background: The nutrition of a newborn during the initial six months is crucial, and exclusive breastfeeding is advised to fulfill these requirements. Nonetheless, numerous variables, including employed mothers, sometimes obstruct attaining exclusive breastfeeding objectives. The WHO established Global Nutrition Targets 2025 aiming for at least 50% of newborns to be exclusively breastfed; however, current data indicates that some regions, including Indonesia, have failed to achieve these targets.
Case report: Our presentation examines the continuity of care activities of a 28-year-old woman, a working mother who dedicated herself to exclusive breastfeeding upon returning to work. The care encompasses health promotion, the advantages of exclusive breastfeeding, nutrition to enhance breast milk production, engagement of support networks, preparation of exclusive breastfeeding management, and oxytocin massage techniques. There were factors influencing the success of exclusive breastfeeding, such as the hospital policy forbidding formula milk distribution to newborns. This policy relies on the adherence of healthcare professionals who encourage and motivate mothers to maintain exclusive breastfeeding without introducing formula milk. This support is provided during pregnancy and extends into the postpartum period, with the expectation that continuity of care initiatives will significantly benefit aided mothers and enhance the effectiveness of exclusive breastfeeding among working women.
Conclusion: Ongoing support from family and continuity of care from health professionals are crucial in enabling working women to breastfeed exclusively. Engagement of family members and modifications to workplace policies can enhance the likelihood of successful exclusive breastfeeding.
Speakers: Marjolein Pijnappels and Susana Ku Carbonell
Facilitator: Catherine Salam
The Birth Future International Project explores innovative future scenarios for birth care, grounded in developments shaped by birthing communities and midwives as key agents of change. This study employs a qualitative method approach, integrating traditional participatory research methodologies with innovative, arts-based practices to guide participants through immersive processes of exploration and co-creation. Our cross-cultural sampling includes midwives from the Netherlands and Peru 90 , alongside service users from India, offering diverse perspectives on the evolving dynamics of birth care.
Our data analysis is based on action research analysis. Preliminary data analysis has informed the development of a zine, which synthesizes participant contributions into an accessible, creative format. This zine unveils a transformative vision for birth care, such as different ways of developing perinatal technology (technology for autonomy, rather than control), the role of the community in which birth (care) is embedded, addressing systemic injustice and inequality in global north and south, midwives as educated birth advocates/portals for bridging new ways of (birth) care, those articulated through critical reflections on participants’ lived experiences and current practices. Participants then identified innovative, community-centered care models that emphasize equity, cultural responsiveness, and inclusivity. Furthermore, the preliminary findings underscore the potential of participatory, arts-based research to amplify underrepresented voices and foster critical discourse on the future of maternal and newborn care.
By integrating interdisciplinary methodologies and global perspectives, this study contributes to the growing body of literature on the co-creation of equitable, humane, and sustainable birth care practices.
Speaker: Yvonne Meyer
Facilitator: Celine Lemay
Sages-femmes dans certaines publications. C’est le cas pour l’inscription de notre activité professionnelle au patrimoine immatériel UNESCO où, dans l’annonce en français, le mot sage-femme est absent du titre. Comment sont présentées les sages-femmes ailleurs ? Neuf documents ont été repérés qui ont pour titre l’art, les soins, la pratique, les sciences ou la profession de sage-femme. Les résumés de ces documents seront présentés, ainsi que l’analyse réalisée, basée sur les critères de soins centrés sur le patient (Rycroft-Maloine, 2004). Les résultats montrent que toutes ces formulations sont polysémiques et qu’elles n’ont pas exactement la même portée. Par contre, toutes présentent haut et fort les sages-femmes et ce qui les caractérise. Si UNESCO avait titré « Les soins de sage-femme : connaissances, savoir-faire et pratiques », les sages-femmes seraient visibles partout dans le monde francophone.
The theme of the intervention is motivated by a regrettable problem of visibility of midwives in certain publications. This is the case for the inclusion of our professional activity in UNESCO’s intangible heritage list, where, in the French announcement, the word sage-femme is absent from the title. How are midwives presented elsewhere? Nine documents have been identified that deal with the art, care, practice, science or profession of midwifery. Summaries of these documents will be presented, along with the analysis carried out, based on the criteria of patient-centred care (Rycroft-Maloine, 2004). The results show that all these formulations are polysemous and do not have exactly the same scope. However, they all make a strong case for midwives and what characterises them. If UNESCO had published the title « Les soins de sage-femme: connaissances, savoir-faire et pratiques » (‘Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices’), midwives would be visible throughout the French-speaking world.
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