To mark International Day of the Midwife on May 5, a free online conference will take place for midwives and anyone else interested in childbirth. 

At 4pm New Zealand time (click here for your timezone), Soroptimist International South West Pacific will be presenting a session on Birthing in the Pacific, a Soroptimist project to reduce maternal mortality in Papua New Guinea through training and equipping birth attendants.   

The virtual conference will start at 10am New Zealand time and continue for 24 hours, with events every hour. For more information and deatils of how to participate, visit the website: http://vidm.wikispaces.com/