title: World Health Organization/International Confederation of Midwives Collaboration: pathways to healthy nations.
abstract: In this paper, the collaboration between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, and baby mortality and morbidity, is explicated.
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Health, World Health Organization, 20, Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. phumaphij@who.int
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phumaphi
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007391:International Cooperation; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008880:Midwifery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014944:World Health Organization