The Virtual International Day of the Midwife celebrates the International Day of the Midwife by bringing together midwives, students, consumers and all parties interested in childbirth from across the globe using online electronic media. A variety of live events are presented every hour for 24 hours across 4th/5th/6th May 2025 (depending on time zone) starting at 22:00 UTC on 5th May. To check your local starting time, follow this link: https://bit.ly/VIDM25-start-time
The theme for this year’s conference is Midwifery for All: Equity, Access and Human Rights in Maternal Care.
Request for Online Posters
WHO CAN SUBMIT? Midwives, student midwives, and others interested in birth. VIDM encourages student participation – be sure to check the “student” box on the submission form.
WHAT KIND OF POSTERS? We welcome poster presentations that will be displayed on the VIDM website.
Posters may be about midwifery research, international midwifery (this may include the sustainable development goals), midwifery education initiatives, midwifery practice issues, physiology and pathophysiology, midwifery philosophy, or Safe Motherhood (please review the ICM scope of practice of a midwife when considering your topic area ICM Definitions).
A poster should:
• Have a clear aim or purpose
• Focus on midwifery or maternity care
• Be of interest to a global audience
• Include a reference list
LANGUAGES: While the poster proposal must be in English, posters in other languages are welcome. Please contact info@vidm.org for further information.
POSTER FORMAT: Posters may be prepared using any software. There are numerous infographic tools available in addition to the usual poster creation tools such as PowerPoint or Canva. Ensure your finished product meets the following standards:
• File format: PDF; JPEG; PNG
• Aspect ratio:
• 2:3
• 3:4
• Landscape or portrait orientation
• File size: Not to exceed 2 MG
Contact info@vidm.org if you require assistance with the file standards.
SUBMISSION: The deadline for poster presentation proposals is 1 April 2026 @ 12:00 UTC.
Follow this link to see the deadline in different time zones: click here
Please complete to form below to submit your proposal:
Thank you for your interest. The VIDM 2023 Poster submissions closed 01 April.