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ICM Position Statement: Appropriate Intervention in Childbirth

Abstract:

The International Confederation of Midwives support the belief that childbearing for the great majority of women throughout the world is a normal, physiological process influenced by culture, traditions, religion and psychosocial factors... In keeping with this premise, the midwives of the world will use technology during childbirth only when indicated to enhance the well being of mothers and babies and improve outcomes.

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informed decisions, normal birth, physiological process, technological interventions