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