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In Colombia, the Constitutional Court recognized midwifery as ancestral knowledge and cultural heritage of the nation. The highest court stated that “it is a manifestation of the plurality of the nation and a form of protection of the reproductive rights of women who belong to the communities where this knowledge is exercised.” This decision obliges the Ministry of Health to include midwives and midwives in the Social Security System and urges Congress to legislate on the subject.
This ruling comes after a guardianship filed by organizations of midwives and midwives from Chocó and Valle del Cauca in Colombia who, in addition to attending the birth, accompany the pregnant mother and take care of the newborn baby while providing ancestral medicine services. , diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, in which there was an increase in the number of births, midwives and midwives were not prioritized as health service providers as they were not recognized by the sector.
In Colombia, midwifery, in most cases, is linked to the country’s Afro-descendant communities. In this Ellas Hoy broadcast, we talked with Leydi Manuela Mosquera, traditional midwife and executive director of the Interethnic Network of Midwives and Midwives of Chocó, in the company of Danilo Cabrera, traditional midwife and member of the network.
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