Many women are not having important conversations
with their health care providers about how to maintain their health during
pregnancy (62%) or about preparing for motherhood (80%), according to new
research released by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). Results
from this new survey show a major gap in what women say they want from their
health care and what women are getting across a spectrum of health needs.
To improve the dialogue, the WBWC is proud to
announce Our Moment of Truth™: A New Understanding of Midwifery Care.
Through this national truth-telling campaign, ACNM aims to raise the bar
for women’s health and re-introduce midwives and midwifery care as important
options that should be the norm for women’s health care services in the United
States.
Midwives are critically important in providing
care to women from adolescence to beyond menopause, but their expert knowledge
of women’s health is often overlooked. Even though the general public often
associates midwives exclusively with maternity care, many women visit a midwife
for a range of services before and after pregnancy. This is just one of the
many truths that Our Moment of Truth™ aims to reveal.
The WBWC is spreading the word! We hope that you
too will consider getting involved in this important initiative to inspire
women across the country to become active decision makers in their health care.
Visit the Our Moment of
Truth™ website at http://ourmomentoftruth.midwife.org for more information and
an overview of survey findings. Or leave a comment to share your moment of
truth.
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