We are gradually confirming the programme for VIDM 2026. These will be added to this page as the information is received.
Please note that the times stated on each session are in the timezone UTC – if you click on the event the time and date link will be visible which will give you the time in your location.
21 Mother’s Perception of Non-pharmacological labour pain relief methods in Tertiary Hospitals, Nigeria
Speakers:- Daughter Sample, Faith Diorgu & Halima Musa Abdul Facilitator:- Abstract:- Background: Labour pain is a multifaceted physiological and psychological experience. Non-pharmacological pain relief methods are increasingly promoted in maternity care...
21 Linking wisdom to professionalism and quality of care in midwifery practice
Speaker:- Celine Lemay Facilitator:- Michelle Skaer Therrien Abstract:- Background: In a context of technical rationality midwives often experience ethical tensions between two simultaneous injunctions: adopt a standardized care and also...
22 Women’s decisions around prescribed psychiatric medication use in pregnancy
Speaker:- Jessica Correia Facilitator:- Khadija Mouhtassine, Abstract:- Background: Antidepressant prescription use occurred in 13.4% of UK pregnancies in 2018, yet safety guidance remains inconclusive, contributing to decisional conflict for women....
22 Hacia una Obstetricia Inclusiva y con Perspectiva de Derechos: El Modelo Social de la Discapacidad en la Salud Sexual y Reproductiva
Speaker:- Botta Flavia Lorena Facilitator:- Susana Ku Este trabajo propone una actualización integral de la práctica obstétrica, centrada en la transición del modelo médico-rehabilitador hacia el modelo social de la...
23 Anti-Racist Practice in Midwifery and Maternity Care: Using a Co-Constructed Case Narrative Approach to Professional Development
Speaker:- Alys Einion Facilitator:- Caroline Maringa & Abigail Yamoaa Appiah Abstract:- Introduction Structural racism is cited as a key issue in the social context of maternity care (Dayo et al,...
23 Building Belonging Through Peer Mentorship: Reframing Hierarchy in Midwifery Education
, Speaker:- Sarah Swanson Facilitator:- Shahnaz Shahid Ali Abstract:- Peer mentorship is widely recognized as valuable in midwifery education (Bradford et al., 2022; Dewar et al., 2020; McKellar & Kempster,...
24 Keynote Growing Voice in Midwifery: A Closing Call to Action
Speaker:- Ginger Breedlove, Facilitator:- Catherine Salam Achieving equity, access, and human rights in maternal care demands a global commitment to empowering midwives and ensuring that every woman, everywhere, can give...
Closing ceremony
We are delighted to close #VIDM26 with a video produced by the Gulapi Apa, pink sisters, the midwives of Bangladesh. This song was written by Jhumu during the COVID-19 pandemic...
