Proyecto Tejiendo Vida Venezuela
Defensa y Acceso
La partería no es actualmente una profesión reconocida en Venezuela. No existen marcos regulatorios formales que regulen su formación, alcance de práctica ni su integración al sistema de salud.
Trabajamos y abogamos por el reconocimiento, la legalización, la regulación y la integración de las parteras como parte del personal de salud materna en Venezuela. Esto es una cuestión de política pública y un camino probado, basado en evidencia, para salvar la vida de madres y bebés.
El acceso a una formación profesional y regulada en partería, seguido de la implementación responsable de la práctica, puede reducir de manera significativa las muertes maternas y neonatales prevenibles. Este trabajo debe realizarse de forma cuidadosa y ética, siguiendo los estándares y mejores prácticas internacionales establecidos por la Confederación Internacional de Parteras (ICM), la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y las Naciones Unidas, y aprendiendo de modelos regulatorios consolidados, como el de Canadá.
Our Areas of Work
Recognition
Midwifery is an autonomous health profession with a distinct philosophy of care. Recognition requires professional autonomy, formal education pathways, and accreditation through an independent regulatory body that protects public safety and professional standards.
Legislation & Regulation
Sustainable midwifery practice depends on clear legal and regulatory frameworks. We work toward policies that define scope of practice, education requirements, accountability mechanisms, and professional oversight — creating the conditions for safe, ethical, and effective care.
Integration
Midwives work across diverse settings, from community and home-based care to health facilities, within clearly defined scopes of practice. Integration requires protocols, referral pathways, and inter-professional collaboration that strengthen — rather than fragment — the health system.
Disclosure
Civil Society–Led & Collaborative by Design
Rebuilding maternal health systems requires collaboration across civil society, academia, professional bodies, and public institutions. Midwifery is unequivocally part of that solution.
This initiative is led and grounded in civil society, working through transparent public-private-non-governmental partnerships. This approach ensures that reform efforts remain focused on women, babies, and families — particularly those abandoned by the public health system, including rural and Indigenous communities — rather than institutional interests or short-term political agendas.
Dialogue, Integrity, and Long-Term Change
Introducing a regulated midwifery profession represents a new context for Venezuela. Innovation can generate questions, debate, and resistance — and that is expected. We are committed to dialogue, collaboration, and ethical solutions. Through difficult conversations, shared understanding, and evidence-based approaches, we believe it is possible to build a maternal health system that is sustainable, rights-based, and transformative.