Lahore, Pakistan. 5th May, 2016. Pakistani Midwives busy in their work at Rural Health Center on the eve of International Day of the Midwife. International Day of the Midwife was first celebrated on May 05, 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world. The idea of having a day to recognize and honor midwives came out of the 1987 International Confederation of Midwives conference in the Netherlands. In 2014 it was celebrated in Iran and New Zealand among other places. Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News
Pakistani Midwives busy in their work at Rural Health Center on the eve of International Day of the Midwife. International Day of the Midwife was first celebrated on May 05, 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world. The idea of having a day to recognize and honor midwives came out of the 1987 International Confederation of Midwives conference in the Netherlands. In 2014 it was celebrated in Iran and New Zealand among other places. Each year local midwives, Midwives Associations and supporters of midwifery globally develop their own keynote activities for the International Day of the Midwife to suit their particular circumstances and resources. (Photo by Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press)
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