Evidence-informed framework for gender transformative continuing education interventions for midwives and midwifery associations.

Introduction: Continuing education for midwives is an important investment area to improve the quality of sexual and reproductive health services. Interventions must take into account and provide solutions for the systemic barriers and gender inequities faced by midwives. Our objective was to generate concepts and a theoretical framework of the range of factors and gender transformative considerations for the development of continuing education interventions for midwives.

Midwifery curricula inclusion of sexual and reproductive health in crisis settings in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Aim: This discussion paper aims to argue for the inclusion of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for sexual and reproductive health in crisis settings in all midwifery curricula.

Background: The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to experience long-standing humanitarian crises that have affected the population's health, especially in relation to sexual violence and other sexual and reproductive health issues. The MISP was established in 1996 to meet the most vital sexual and reproductive health needs of crisis-affected populations and has become an international minimum standard in humanitarian response.

Health systems factors impacting the integration of midwifery: an evidence-informed framework on strengthening midwifery associations.

Introduction: Midwifery associations are organisations that represent midwives and the profession of midwifery. They support midwives to reduce maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity by promoting the overall integration of midwifery in health systems. Our objective was to generate a framework for evidence-informed midwifery association strengthening.