Speaker: Loredana Zordan
Facilitator: Margaret Adongo
Induction of labour is increasing worldwide , and acupressure with its holistic approach to care offers a potential opportunity to reduce the medicalisation of childbirth. Practising acupressure would allow midwives to provide better care to women, enabling them to experience a safer and a more natural childbirth .Acupressure is an ancient Chinese technique based on the principle of acupuncture which involves the use of finger pressure (without the needle) on acupuncture points, situated on the meridians. The acupressure points most commonly used for induction of labour have a very strong effect on blood flow to the uterus ,promoting cervical dilatation, increasing the release of prostaglandin and oxytocin facilitate the production of endorphins, helping the mother to relax, promoting physical and emotional wellbeing.
Acupressure for induction of labour should be an option available to women in childbirth as it would allow them to regain some control of their birth experience ,as well as facilitating a more natural and less medicalized childbirth.
Acupressure is a non-invasive technique that can be easily applied by a birthing partner and/or midwives, promoting birthing partner involvement. It is considered comfortable, safe and non-painful, potentially reducing the need for pharmacological induction methods. Acupressure can offer increased choice and control and is argued to increase the chances of achieving a physiological birth. This approach may also reduce the cascade of intervention and reduce healthcare costs.
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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