International Midwives' Day was first celebrated May 5, 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world.
The idea of having a day to recognize and honor midwives came out of the 1987 International Confederation of Midwives conference in the Netherlands.
External Link: http://www.mana.org/IntMidDay.html
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“Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 11:4.