Debbie Díaz Ortiz in fighting the derogatory term of traditional birth attendant. Around five decades ago, the term midwife began being replaced by the use of the term Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in the international context. Midwives in remote regions of the world learn as all of our midwifery ancestors in the world have – in a manner that is considered informal by some: through her own experiences as a mother, assisting other women, or from her ancestors, colleagues, healers, and other health providers in her community. It also common for her to learn through means of self-learning – including dreaming, taking examples from nature, or allowing her spirituality to provide guidance for her work. These midwives have been, and still are, extremely important teachers to professionals and vice versa. They are health guardians, and they have the right to develop from their roots. By the year 1970, the term Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) had already appeared in a document intended to improve maternal and child health as part of the Safe Motherhood Initiative from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Concurrently, many communities use as habit the voice midwife: The uses of a word by custom in a country technically makes it legal; therefore, village use of the name (midwife) is strong as UN uses of the phrase TBA: Although, UN definitions may be use legally still just suggestions from outside the country.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:34:03 +0000
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