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| Midwifery Week & International Day of the Midwife – 5 to 9 May 2008 |
Yes, it is again time to celebrate the profession that helps bring us all into the world, and we want you to get involved! The Royal College of Midwives’ annual campaign to raise public awareness of the role and contribution of midwives, both within the UK and further afield, is organised with midwives, and the women and children they care for, in mind, which is why this year’s theme is Midwives: The Key to a Healthy Future.
This year’s celebrations are launched on Monday 5 May with the ICM’s International Day of the Midwife, while our main day of activities will be on Tuesday 6 May. The day will start at 10am with a half day event on women’s reproductive health (please contact lucy.pearce@rcm.org.uk for programme details or to book a place), which will be followed by lunch and the College’s Annual General Meeting, including the inauguration of and welcome to our new President. The Zepherina Veitch Founders’ Lecture, this year given by Bridget Lynch, Deputy Director of the ICM, will start at 3.30pm (no need to book) and will be followed by a wine and canapé reception, with the day closing at 6.30pm. The venue will be The Royal College of Physicians in London’s Regents Park. All aspects of the day are open to members of the College, non-member midwives, and the wider public.
As always, we will be producing packs of posters, stickers, cot cards, and certificates, which can be requested by any midwife in the UK who would like to use them to create displays, either in their places of work or at specially organised celebrations of midwifery and the family. Don’t forget that you can include local families in your celebrations and that anything you organise may generate interest from your local media, and any coverage that you get will help to raise awareness of the wonderful contribution that you make. Your celebrations can also be used as fundraising events, to generate donations to our Safe Motherhood Initiatives. We hope you will feel inspired to actively participate. To request further information please contact marketingofficer@rcm.org.uk with details of your full name, place of work and mailing address. |
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