Nursing & Midwifery

On the Front Lines of Primary Health Care 

A day in the life of a nurse and community health officer in Nagaland, India By Krithika Murali, Katherine Seaton, and Kritika Gupta with support from Ojungsangla Longkumer At 9 a.m., the Mopungchuket Health and Wellness Center in Nagaland, India, opens its doors and Nurse and Community Health Officer Rongsenlila Pongen and her dedicated team

India’s historic step to strengthen nursing, midwifery workforce 

The Indian parliament recently passed the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill as part of a comprehensive reform to strengthen and regulate the quality of nursing education and practice to benefit the health of  Indian families. The introduction of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill is a significant milestone in bolstering nursing and midwifery

Nurse Practitioner Midwives Make Maternity Care a Positive Experience for India’s Women 

Midwife in India

Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.   Midwife Monali Thulu, 32, guides Sonali Bhoykar, a second-time mother, as she readies to give birth at the midwifery-led care unit (MLCU) of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Maharashtra, India. Beside Sonali and her midwife, Sonali’s husband, a supportive birth companion, holds his wife’s hand and breathes with