Midwife Without Borders: Midwifery for the Good of All

In this episode, Oni speaks to Laura Latina. Laura is a midwife originally from Italy. She graduated as a Midwife in 2008. Her curiosity and inspiration for the world took her to travel around the world to meet many women and know different cultures. Laura spent a few years in Africa working as a midwife in birth centres or villages and then went on to graduate with a Master Degree in London in Reproductive Health in 2014 while she was working as a caseloading midwife for 4 years. In 2015 she went to Afghanistan to work as midwifery manager for a hospital providing care for 20.000 women a year. In 2016, she moved to Sydney where she started work as women's health advisor for the NGO - Medecins sans frontieres/doctors without borders. Laura aims to give technical support to maternity hospitals and to improve midwifery care. She is passionate about supporting women in their journeys as women, to assist them in learning more and learning what is important to them. "Everyone is unique and I am fascinated by what people learn and what people bring to this world. I love providing continuity of care in my work as a midwife. To work deeply with women and to bring their inner power, connecting with their body wisdom. In the job I am doing now I am focusing on quality of care (specifically midwifery) including improving teamwork and learning culture in the hospital system."Enjoy this podcast.