To celebrate IDM 2024 the RCM is hosting a webinar to look at the impact of midwifery on climate change and hear from experts in embracing sustainability

The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) recognises that midwives are key to  adapting health systems to climate change, and lowering carbon emissions overall. They are often the first responders when natural disasters hit and have first hand knowledge about how they significantly impact the health of women and babies.

Speakers

Neha Mankani, ICM

Neha is a global health practitioner and midwife based in Pakistan, currently serving at the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) as midwifery association capacity building and strengthening project lead. She has extensive experience in SRHR and maternal and neonatal health clinical practice, programming, and midwifery advocacy both at the local and global levels. Her midwifery practice has focused on low-resourced settings, reproductive health and rights in crisis situations, emergency response and climate-affected communities. She is the founder of the Mama Baby Fund; a financial emergency fund for maternal and neonatal healthcare in Pakistan. Neha has been highlighted as a climate hero in the BBC100 women list for 2023.

Siobhan Parslow-Williams, Sustainable Healthcare

Siobhan is an expert in sustainable healthcare and works within the SusQI programme at the Centre of Sustainable Healthcare as a delivery expert in the SusQI Academy and Green Team Competitions. With her background in Nursing research she leads the evaluation of SusQI work. She was integral to the CSH SusQI Education project and manages relationships with Academic partners. She is a registered nurse with a background in emergency nursing, primary care, clinical research delivery, management and teaching. Siobhan graduated from the NIHR Advanced Leadership Programme in 2019.