BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
Midwives across the Solomon Islands have been praised for their dedication and compassionate service to mothers and newborn babies throughout the country.
Speaking at the opening of this year’s International Day of Midwives celebration in Honiara, Pastor Moxson Wale said midwives play a very important role in caring for both mothers and children during childbirth.
Pastor Wale said midwives work in clinics, villages, homes and hospitals, often under difficult conditions and with limited resources.
“Sometimes you go through uncertainties in the responsibilities you carry, but you continue to serve with compassion that God has blessed you with,” he said.
He describes midwives as people who witness miracles every day through the safe delivery of babies.
“Not the king, not the president, not the prime minister, but the midwives stand where miracles are performed,” Pastor Wale said.
He thanks midwives for their commitment and care towards people in the Solomon Islands.
“Childbirth is a blessing and miracle from God,” he said.
Pastor Wale also referred to the story of midwives in the Bible from the book of Exodus, where midwives protected the lives of baby boys despite orders from Pharaoh to kill them.
He said the biblical story shows the courage, faith and commitment of midwives in protecting life.
“They choose life over death. They choose truth over pressure,” he said.
Pastor Wale encourages midwives to continue to serve with honesty, loyalty and respect for God in the work they provide to communities around the country.
This year’s International Day of Midwives celebration recognised the important contribution midwives make in supporting safe childbirth and improving maternal health services in the country.
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