International Day of the Midwife Observed on 5 May 2025.
Important Days
The International Day of the Midwife (IDM) is an annual global observance held on 5 May to honor the vital contributions of midwives in ensuring maternal and newborn health. The celebration of IDM 2025 was led by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM).
- Theme of IDM 2025: "Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis".
Main Point :- (i) The International Day of the Midwife (IDM) was proposed at the 1987 ICM conference in the Netherlands.
(ii) The first IDM was celebrated on 5 May 1991.
About International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
President: Sandra Oyarzo Torres
Headquarters: The Hague, The Netherlands (since 1999)
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