3rd Edition of the Public Health and Midwifery World Conference 2027

Midwives are at the heart of safe, respectful and effective maternity care. Evidence shows that when midwives are educated to international standards and work within well-supported systems, they can provide most of the essential care women and newborns need, reducing maternal and newborn deaths, stillbirths and unnecessary interventions.

This session explores how midwifery care is organized and delivered around the world, and how different models affect outcomes for women, babies and health systems. It brings together midwives, obstetricians, nurses, managers, researchers and policymakers.

Key topics include midwife-led continuity of care, collaborative and team-based models with obstetricians, the impact of midwife integration on caesarean and preterm birth rates, birth centres and community-based midwifery, hybrid models that combine digital and in-person care, the midwife's role in multidisciplinary management of conditions such as chronic pelvic pain, scope of practice and regulation, and measuring the quality of midwifery care.

We welcome original research, quality-improvement projects, service evaluations and policy analyses. Participants will gain practical insights into building and strengthening midwifery services that deliver better outcomes.