Mother Sung Thi May (left), living in Cang Tang village, Lung Cu commune says she felt worried and faced lots of difficulties at the first childbirth time but following midwife Vu Thi My consultations, she feels relaxed. VNA Photo: Minh QuyếtMidwife Vu Thi My tends to a newborn in Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. VNA Photo: Minh QuyếtMidwife Vu Thi My calls for children to get vaccinations in Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. VNA Photo: Minh QuyếtA midwife takes on the hard work of going to remote areas with rough terrain to aid pregnant women. VNA Photo: Minh QuyếtLy Thi Tin, a midwife with 10 years of experience, usually pays visits to households to tend to newborn children and give advice to postpartum women. VNA Photo: Minh QuyếtMidwife Ly Thi Tin gives a bath to a newborn in Coc Peng village, Ngam La commune, Yen Ninh district. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
Village midwives dedication promotes obstetrics care in Vietnam northernmost province
A village-based midwifery programme in the northernmost province of Ha Giang has been active since 2008, which provided training for 139 midwives. The midwives in the villages have helped locals progressively realise how important reproductive healthcare is. In addition to giving aid to women giving birth, midwives have imparted their knowledge on maternal and obstetrics healthcare to locals, increasingly supplanting the customs of the area. They also coordinated with the commune’s clinic and local authorities to launch immunisation and malnutrition prevention campaigns. Despite their dedication, the midwives are working without pay, which will be difficult to keep the team together. The Ha Giang Province Department of Health has called for relevant bodies to offer financial support to the midwives. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
