Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2023
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Description: Midwives are companions and supporters of pregnant women and their families before, during and after birth. Based on evidence-based practices and traditional knowledge, skills and techniques, midwifery varies according to the social, cultural and natural contexts of different communities and countries. It entails specific cultural practices, vocabulary, celebrations and rituals. The related knowledge and skills are transmitted through oral instruction, observation, participation and peer exchange, especially within networks of women. In many countries, the practice requires certification and is transmitted through formal education.
Country(ies): Colombia; Cyprus; Germany; Kyrgyzstan; Luxembourg; Nigeria; Slovenia; Togo
© SWR/Danae Stylianou/berghammer film/Kyrgyz Alliance of Midwives/ALSF/Michel Wagner/Ministry of Information and Culture; National Institute for Cultural Orientation and the Nigerian Television Authority/Ministry of Culture of Slovenia; mountainattack.com/Association de sages-femmes du Togo (AS.SA.FE.TO)
Duration: 00:20:00 - Support: Electronic transmission (0196800003)