Consortium aims to raise standard of health care in Malawi

Abstract

Lincia Daniel takes a look at the news on midwifery worldwide and offers an overview of initiatives to draw attention to current issues and promote maternal and infant health across the globe.

Development and evaluation of a childbirth education programme for Malawian women

“…Population growth is predominantly due to a high total fertility rate of 6·7 babies per woman due to early marriage, low literacy levels and an early age at first pregnancy. Malawi has one of the highest maternal and infant death rates in the world (Daniel 2006) with a maternal mortality rate of 1120 deaths per 100,000 live births, and a infant mortality rate of 104 births per 1000 live births (National Statistical Office 2000, Ministry of Health and Population 2001).…”