A trainee midwife, who is attending the midwifery trainee college that has been rehabilitated with the help of MCHIP stands next to a poster of Florence Nightingale that is at the entrance of the the training college in Ranchi, India Saturday, May 31, 2014. (Kate Holt/ MCHIP Photo/)
NewsNursing and Midwifery
August 11th, 2023

India’s historic step to strengthen nursing, midwifery workforce

A comprehensive effort to reform and regulate nursing and midwifery education The Indian parliament recently passed the National Nursing and…

Midwifery-led care unit (MLCU) of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Maharashtra, India.
IndiaMaternal and Child HealthMidwivesStory
July 24th, 2023

Nurse Practitioner Midwives Make Maternity Care a Positive Experience for India’s Women 

Jhpiego is preparing educators to lead this new cohort to provide high-quality, respectful care to women and newborns.

Nursing and MidwiferyStory
July 21st, 2023

Obstetric Safe Surgery in Kenya’s Makueni County: Locally Owned and Sustainable 

To strengthen surgical outcomes, hospitals in Kenya adopt a team-based approach and use Proximie, an interactive, augmented reality tool.

InnovationsMidwifeNurseStoryUltrasound
May 24th, 2023

Nurse-midwives Use Ultrasounds to Improve Maternal Care in Rural Malawi

In partnership with the Ministry of Health in Malawi, midwives learned how to use new service delivery technologies to increase continuity of care and improve quality of care. 

Maternal and Child HealthMaternal HealthStory
January 24th, 2023

Women are at the Center of Respectful Maternity Care

From a crowded maternity ward in Delhi decades ago to a vibrant clinic in Sierra Leone today, Dr. Koki Agarwal has seen firsthand how respectful maternity care transforms outcomes. This story shows how countries are leading their own change.