College of Matronas Calls for National Mobilization for This Friday by Rejection of New Decree of the Minsal

The Colegio de Matronas y Matrones de Chile (Colmat) convened a national mobilization for this Friday, May 23, to reject the new exempt decree No. 243 of the Ministry of Health, which, according to the demands of the union, reduces the field of work of professionals and threatens the sexual and reproductive health of women. Specifically, the updating of technical standard 150 modifies the criteria of categorization of units in hospitals. The col…

Concern, rejection, discomfort... This is the general feeling among the matrons and midwives of Chile after the Decree Exempt of...

From the professional union it was indicated that changes to regulations established from the Ministry of Health were without consultation to the professionals, and that “the health authority takes reason for arbitrary and even authoritarian decisions.” In a statement, the Chilean Society of Management of Care in Matronería pointed out that the decree and modifications to the work of obstetrics “ puts at risk the public health care in sexual, pe…

Recently, the Ministry of Health (Minsal) expressed the idea of reforming norm 150 of the Decree Exento of technical norm 243, but the midwives of Chile expressed that this would violate the rights of women, so they went to the streets to mobilize peacefully. According to the union, this modification has serious consequences for the health of women and the role of midwives. This norm proposes that hospital emergencies be "indifferentiated", that…

Even La Moneda arrived the midwives to deliver a letter to President Gabriel Boric, demanding to be heard before the new Exento Decree No. 243 of the Ministry of Health (Minsal), which they accuse reduces their profession. In particular, they reject the update of Technical Standard 150, which redefines the structure of the hospital units. According to the guild, the maternity emergencies [...] La entrada Matronas delivered in La Moneda letter to…

What happened? Concern, This is the general feeling among the matrons and midwives of Chile following the Exempt Decree of Technical Standard 243 issued by the Ministry of Health (Minsal). According to the guild, this change is detrimental to the health of women and the future of professionals. Formally, the Ministry of Health, through the aforementioned decree, updated Technical Standard 150 under the title “Technical Standard Hospital Classifi…