Alliance of East African Midwives and Community Volunteerism

16/12/2025

🩺 Midwife Duties

A midwife is a healthcare professional who provides care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and after delivery. Her key responsibilities include:

🌸 During Pregnancy ✔️ Examine and follow up pregnant women
✔️ Monitor mother and fetal health
✔️ Provide advice on nutrition, medications, and precautions
✔️ Identify danger signs and refer to a doctor when needed

🤱 During Labor ✔️ Conduct normal (natural) deliveries
✔️ Help manage labor pain
✔️ Ensure safety of both mother and baby
✔️ Provide emergency care and timely referral

👶 After Delivery (Postpartum) ✔️ Monitor bleeding and infections
✔️ Provide essential newborn care
✔️ Guide and support breastfeeding
✔️ Support mother’s physical and mental health

👩‍⚕️ Other Responsibilities ✔️ Family planning counseling
✔️ Women’s health education
✔️ Child vaccination and growth monitoring

📌 Midwives play a vital role in saving lives and promoting healthy mothers and babies.

09/12/2025

South Sudan Nurses and Midwives Association

Up next is the summit get ready form all conners of the country. SSNAMA will host this great event but take charged as a registered Nurse & Midwife to attend in person. you can't afford to miss this out . And mark the changes made on the dates from 10th -12th to 17th - 19th |Dec|2025. Ministry of Health - Republic of South Sudan UNFPA South Sudan Tanzania Midwives Association - TAMA South Sudan Nurses and Midwives Association

30/11/2025

🚫 Just 28 days without parabens and phthalates reversed cancer-linked changes in breast tissue.

This could be life-saving.

A new study suggests that steering clear of common chemicals found in personal care products for just 28 days may reverse early, cancer-related changes in breast tissue.

Researchers publishing in Chemosphere found that avoiding parabens and phthalates—preservatives and fragrance agents commonly used in cosmetics—led to measurable molecular improvements in breast samples. These included reduced disruption in critical cellular pathways tied to cancer development, such as PI3K-AKT/mTOR, autophagy, and apoptosis. The rapid turnaround highlights how even short-term lifestyle changes can have a profound impact on cellular health.

Parabens and phthalates are known endocrine disruptors that mimic estrogen, a hormone linked to breast cancer risk. The study, which analyzed breast tissue before and after a month-long detox from these substances, provides compelling evidence that exposure to xenoestrogens may alter breast tissue at the molecular level—and that these changes may be reversible. Scientists say the findings open new doors for prevention strategies, offering a hopeful message: reducing your exposure to everyday chemicals could help protect your health, even in a matter of weeks.

Source: Madubata, C., et al. . Short-term avoidance of endocrine-disrupting chemicals reverses molecular changes in breast tissue. Chemosphere

28/11/2025

EMwA Joins ICM’s First East Africa Advocacy Incubator
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The Ethiopian Midwives Association (EMwA) was honored to participate in the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)’s First Regional Advocacy Incubator, held in Nairobi from October 19–22, 2025!

We successfully collaborated with Midwives’ Associations from Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, and Tanzania to exchange knowledge, strengthen regional coalitions, and sharpen our national advocacy plans for respectful, woman-centred care. The peer-to-peer learning experience was invaluable, focusing on stakeholder mapping and policy influencing to drive improved maternal and newborn health outcomes.

Learn more about this foundational regional effort: https://internationalmidwives.org/launching-icms-first-regional-advocacy-incubator-in-east-africa/



Ethiopian Midwives Association - EMwA

28/11/2025

Friendly reminder: Public breastfeeding is legal in all 50 states. ✔️
Feeding your baby is always allowed, always valid, and always welcome. 💗

27/11/2025

Vote for African Public Health Champion of the Year – Nominee: Dr. Mekdes Daba Feyisa

Dr. Mekdes Daba Feyisa Ethiopia’s Minister of Health (Ministry of Health,Ethiopia), is a committed public health leader driving system-wide reforms to strengthen national healthcare delivery.

• She is leading efforts to expand primary healthcare access, improve essential services, and enhance health outcomes across Ethiopia.

• Under her leadership, the ministry is prioritizing workforce development, infrastructure upgrades, and digital health solutions to modernize the sector.

• She continues to champion maternal and child health, disease prevention, and equitable community-based healthcare as pillars of Ethiopia’s health agenda.

Support leadership dedicated to improving public health systems and expanding access to quality care.

🔗 VOTE NOW: https://www.africanleadershipmagazine.co.uk/african-leadership-magazine-persons-of-the-year-2026-nominees/

🗓 Voting ends: 30 November 2025

26/11/2025

PRANGRY = PREGNANT + ANGRY

🔹 What it is – Mood swings + irritability during pregnancy.
🔹 Why it happens – Hormonal changes, fatigue, stress, or hunger.
🔹 How it feels – Snapping at small things, feeling extra frustrated.
🔹 Tip – Rest, eat well, talk it out, and remember it’s temporary!

Your feelings are real—take care of yourself, mama.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

26/11/2025

Tanzania Midwives Association - TAMA

24/11/2025

🩸 PLACENTA: THE MIRACLE ORGAN

🔹 Life Support for Baby – Provides oxygen & nutrients.
🔹 Waste Manager – Removes carbon dioxide & other wastes.
🔹 Hormone Factory – Produces hormones to support pregnancy.
🔹 Immune Protector – Shields baby from some infections.
🔹 Temporary but Powerful – Only lasts 9 months, yet does so much!

💛 Truly, the placenta is one of nature’s greatest miracles.

24/11/2025

Exercise Pregnancy!

24/11/2025

BABY'S MILESTONES from 3 months to15months