Pregnancy and childbirth are natural events. The midwife supports and preserves the normalcy of childbearing, guarding against unnecessary and potentially harmful interventions.
Childbearing is a significant family event. Individuals and families have a right to a safe and satisfying experience within their own cultural forms, including family centered care.
Education is the cornerstone of health care. Access to information enables people to make informed health care decisions.
Parents have the right to informed choice. Midwives provide support for and encourage choices regarding the birth attendant and birth setting safest and most satisfying for the family.
Midwifery is an Art and a Science. We support individualized care within the “Guidelines of Practice” developed by the IMA, and encourage peer review and accountability.
Holistic care is optimum during childbearing. Midwives should strive to meet the varied physical, emotional, spiritual, sexual and cultural aspects of each person they serve.
