
07/12/2023
Earlier today, UNESCO inscribed Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity!
UNESCO has confirmed what midwives and women have known for millennia - midwives are a core part of the human experience, present across all cultures and geographies.
It's time we resource, enable and support midwives to do this essential work!
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Read more about the nomination: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/midwifery-knowledge-skills-and-practices-01968
Image: UNESCO application © Jaime Acuña Lezama/Ministry of Culture of Colombia, 2016