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"There we were in the middle of Trafalgar Square chanting and shouting amongst tourist who must have wondered who we were"

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"new and long standing independent midwives came along with families and supporters"

Launch May 2007

Independent Midiwves began the campaign by a creating public awareness of our problem and what better day to launch than:

International Day of the Midwife – 4/5/07 Print
Following just one weeks notice nearly 100 independent midwives and their supporters met in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the International Day of the Midwife and to draw attention to the threat against independent midwifery and women’s choice in the UK.

During the campaign there was international support from our colleagues in the Netherlands, USA, New Zealand and Germany to name just a few.

A big thank you to all who came - especially to those of you who brought babies and small children!