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Global Action in Nursing:Midwifery Mentor Job Description Starting Date: September 1 st , 2018 The Global Action in Nursing (GAIN) project is a 12-month opportunity based in Neno district, Malawi. The purpose of the mentorship is to work closely with Malawian nurse colleagues to improve outcomes in maternal child health. The GAIN nurse mentor provides support, clinical care, administrative guidance, and educational opportunities to Malawian nurses who provide obstetrical and newborn care. In addition, the GAIN mentor will collect and provide data to the GAIN evaluation officer based at UCSF and act as liaison to the UCSF and local Partners in Health (PIH) teams. The GAIN mentor should be prepared to deliver effective midwifery care in low resource settings and have a deep commitment to equity and justice. GAIN nurse mentors will spend one year in Malawi at PIH sites in Neno District. GAIN nurse mentors will provide mentorship to nurse colleagues and other health care prof...

From the WHO website: http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/news_events/events/international-day-midwife-2018/en / Midwives are essential to the provision of quality of care, in all settings, globally All women and newborns have a right to a quality of care that enables a positive childbirth experience that includes respect and dignity, a companion of choice, clear communication by maternity staff, pain relief strategies, mobility in labour and birth position of choice. Evidence shows us that: - Midwives educated and qualified to international standards can provide 87% of services needed by mothers and newborns1. - Women in receipt of WHO recommended midwife-led continuity of care experience a 24% reduction of preterm births, are 16% less likely to lose their baby, and report higher satisfaction with their birth experience2. - We must work to ensure that all women have access to continuity of care delivered by a midwife educated and regulated to ICM Standards. ...