Fatmata is transforming midwifery in Sierra Leone through education and practice
May 2, 2025 7:07 amFatmata Janka Dabo grew up surrounded by nurses and midwives, commonly known as “sisters” in Sierra Leone. One of them... View Article
Tag Archive: Midwifery
Respectful maternity care in Malawi: How Limbe health centre is promoting dignity in childbirth
April 7, 2025 4:43 pm“As a woman in labour, I would want privacy. I wouldn’t want to be exposed,” says Dalitsolanga Sokosa, a senior nursing... View Article
President opens new School of Midwifery in Kenema, Sierra Leone
December 19, 2024 1:51 pmHis Excellency, Dr. Julius Maada Wonie Bio, president of Sierra Leone has today officially opened the new School of Midwifery in... View Article
Strong Showing for Seed Global Health at the International Confederation of Midwives Regional Conference
October 23, 2024 12:05 pmA group of Seed staff and Seed-trained midwives attended the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Regional Conference for Africa and... View Article
Health Worker Profile: Midwife Ramatulai Jalloh champions women’s health in Sierra Leone
October 6, 2024 5:11 pm“Seeing a pregnant woman in labor walk into the hospital and leave with her baby safely, without complications, makes me... View Article
Health Worker Profile: Sister Federica Trains New Midwives in Sierra Leone
September 20, 2024 10:43 amSister Federica Coker is a supervisory midwife at Makeni Regional Referral Hospital in Sierra Leone, where she oversees the maternity... View Article
Morning Huddles and WhatsApp are Saving Maternal Lives in Sierra Leone
September 19, 2024 12:19 pmAt Makeni Regional Referral Hospital, a quiet but crucial ritual unfolds each morning in the maternity ward. A group of... View Article
Welcoming a New Cohort of Educators: Training Doctors, Nurses, and Midwives for Tomorrow
September 3, 2024 4:21 pmAt Seed Global Health, educators are at the heart of our mission to train skilled health workers who are ready... View Article
Sierra Leone’s New Midwives: Trained to Save Lives
April 30, 2024 12:16 pmSeed Supports Sierra Leone to Graduate Nearly 160 New Midwives In April, Sierra Leone’s two schools of midwifery graduated nearly... View Article
Lira University in Uganda Graduates 59 New Midwives
March 18, 2024 6:23 pmSeed Global Health supported the university to develop a bachelor’s degree program in midwifery Fifty-nine students recently completed their bachelor’s... View Article
