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There is no doubt that midwives worldwide are very special people. They have a unique ability to care for women and newborns, and it takes a special set of skills to qualify for the work. More than 60% of the World population are helping babies in the world, with the hands of a midwife or traditional birth attendant console. In Central America, midwives are generally referred to as "traditional midwives." Central American traditional midwives are generally well known and respected in their community. Many traditional midwives say they felt a call to a midwife and learned their skills through training and experience than formal education. But Central Midwives have a tougher job on their hands than their counterparts in the wealthier countries. In countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador midwives can often under appalling conditions, depending on how unstable the health of their country, and most of these women are not paid for their hard work. PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) estimates that there are approximately 22000 deaths per year in Latin America and the Caribbean with a combined ratio of 190 deaths per 100000 births. PAHO also assume that under reporting in many regions can be as high as 70%. In Central America, traditional midwives in most of the deliveries where the maternal mortality is the highest because of poverty. The contribution of traditional midwives to the health of nations has been undervalued by the governments and insufficient resources were used for the provision of midwives with equipment, training and drugs that they need for their work safely and effectively. In April 2004, a group of midwives from these five countries has a revolutionary step by coming together in Costa Rica, to her experience as a midwife in their respective countries. Their stories reflect their love and devotion to their work and their continued commitment to the many women who have helped by the birth of a child. They tell their stories, how unjust their health, and share harrowing accounts of the health system, not its people. Midwives Central America, the nonprofit organization, the financing of this Assembly, produced a DVD presentation of these women stories. In the documentary, one of the Nicaraguan midwives, Do a Alicia, compares the preservation of traditional midwives, the impersonal care of the local hospital, "The midwife provides love and trust, and it does not mechanically as the nurses and doctors. However, I do not insult them to health care workers, which is the work that they do best. For example, a woman goes to her baby in a hospital. In the room they found a nurse, a person who cleans and another woman in the bed next to her. The doctor comes and says: "Let& 39;s see, lady, open your legs," and the woman is ashamed. On the other hand, if a midwife visited this woman in the privacy of their own home, the woman experiences trust. " Do a Alicia went on to say that they do not want to offend the doctors, because they offer good care when they are needed. But they do not have the kindness of a midwife, and often lack the patience, the midwife. Josefa Mira, a midwife from El Salvador, said that the midwives are constantly monitoring the progress in the labor market and, if a complication presents itself, they organize immediate transfer to a hospital. "And we have not only care for the women of the community during pregnancy and childbirth," she said. "We also look at the overall health of women and their families, violence in the family and all diseases in our communities." However, a lack of transport is a major problem in most areas, and women in high-risk conditions often can not be moved to a hospital for medical assistance due to this dilemma. The same problem exists if there is not enough basic medicines for the treatment of disorders in pregnancy. The Central Midwives plea will be recognized and accepted for the value of their knowledge to work as a team with health services, adequately trained and equipped, and rightly compensated. This question must be considered as an important and pressing. Let us help with the hand that our future generations. Let us help the Central American midwife crisis. Guatemaltekischen midwife Mar a Cecilia says, "What I want for our country is Guatemala health for all, with a child would be safer that we secure and healthy birth, and the company would be important for the mothers and working mothers. If we expect our babies, we should feel cared for and receive love. And the other thing that I hope is that one day would really midwives, as part of the health system and have a salary that we can enjoy. " To order your copy of this inspiring, educational DVD or for more information on Central Midwives, contact http://central-american-midwives.org

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