Midwives as Agents of Change

Here's an interesting article by the head of an aid organization called Merlin. She suggests that a priority for the G8 should be making childbirth safer for women around the world by providing training and logistical help to midwives. There are some very simple ways this can happen. My favorite excerpt: "In Sri Lanka we give midwives motorbikes. In DR Congo we give them canoes. In Afghanistan, we give them a donkey."