The World Congress of Maternal and Neonatal Health

The vocational training of enough midwives is time-consuming and costly and it might be easier to form the traditional birth attendants in courses and provide the ones who have successfully followed the course, with a small bag with basic necessities. Every pregnant woman should have the possibility to have a medical check-up during her pregnancy, even if there are no signs of illness.
It has been proven that during these check-ups various complications related to pregnancy can be detected and treated early on.