Philippines: Mobile Midwives
Mobile Midwives Report 2016
April 25, 2016
Summary of Activities
In response to the growing concern of sexual exploitation, Mobile Midwives offers a way to educate and empower former victims through an accredited midwifery program and the resources to reach and assist women and vulnerable youth via a fully equipped mobile Jeepney clinic.

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Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Mobile Midwives
Education and Licensure
- Thirty former victims of sexual exploitation selected for the program through applications, essays, and interviews
- Attendance of a 2-year Midwifery program accredited by the Philippine Technical Educational Skills and Development Agency
- Government licensure exam allowing legal practice after passing
- Registration by the Professional Regulation Committee and the Board of Midwifery
- Attendance of seminars given by the University of Santo Tomas Psycho Trauma Clinic

Jeepney Clinics
5 in Metro Manila and 5 in Cebu City
Midwives are assigned to mobile Jeepney clinics specializing in providing women’s health services. The clinics are equipped with health screening supplies and midwifery kits to provide:
- A sanitary, safe, private, and certified clinic for women to deliver babies
- Screening for cervical cancer
- Pregnancy tests
- Free contraception
- Family planning advice
- Breasts exams
- Identification and support of sexually exploited women and children

Overwhelming Birthrate
Relief for the Hospitals
- Metro Manila is home to the world’s busiest maternity ward- 60 to 100 births a day
- Beds are commonly shared by multiple women
- In poorer communities, conditions for home births may be unsafe or unhealthy without the appropriate support from a midwife
The clinics can accommodate births helping alleviate the over crowded maternity wards and their mobility will enable them to meet patients where they are.

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