Happy International Day of the Midwife!

At ACNM, we're participating in a 24-hour virtual celebration of International Day of the Midwife. Join in the celebration by creating a word collage about midwifery at wordle.net, and post the link to your creation in a comment to this blog post.

The World Needs Midwives Now More Than Ever

On May 5, midwives across the globe will celebrate International Day of the Midwife around the clock. Two New Zealand midwives are organizing a 24-hour virtual celebration of midwifery, and they want you to get involved! All you have to do is visit their sign up sheet, pick a time slot, and write down your planned activity. Here are a few activity suggestions to get your creative juices flowing:

1. Send a “Happy International Day of the Midwife” message to friends and family via e-mail or your favorite social networking site.

2. Host a group call via TalkShoe.com. Have each caller share a free resource with the group. For example, a US midwife could share the link to the JMWH Share with Women patient education series.

3. Designate noon to 1pm a time to create word collages about midwifery at wordle.net. Organize a group and get each member to commit to creating one collage within the 1-hour timeframe.

4. Host a virtual midwifery celebration in Second Life.

What other ideas do you have?