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A call for a new approach towards midwifery practice.


 According to the President of the Ghana Registered Midwives Association, a bold new approach is needed if the goal of Safe Birth for All by the Year 2000 is to be achieved. Lovia Owusu-Asiedu urged midwives to adopt a community-based, prevention-oriented approach to their work. Of utmost importance is health education aimed at modifying traditional norms (e.g., mistrust of contraception) that mitigate against women's health. As educators, midwives must transfer to the general population their knowledge about pregnancy, the causes of maternal and infant mortality, breastfeeding, and family planning. This can be accomplished, in part, through workshops on health and development. Midwives and the traditional birth attendants under their supervision need to increase their collaboration with other health professionals. Finally, Mrs. Owusu-Asiedu urged midwives to broaden their role definition to include the struggle against the high rate of female illiteracy, the subservient role of women, and early age at marriage and first birth.
