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    IMPROVING LIVES AROUND THE WORLD

    9/12/2018

     
    Dr. Maria Hernandez-Reif traveled to Dubai recently to share insights about the science behind touch for normal infant development. She delivered her lecture at an International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) conference. Hernandez-Reif also conducted two breakout workshops where attendees heard a lecture about the "science" of touch, followed by a video of infant massage. The midwives then had an opportunity to practice infant massage techniques on dolls. 

    Midwives from the Middle East, Africa and Asia attended the conference. Dr. Hernandez-Reif found them to the very engaged in learning, knowledgeable and ultramodern especially in terms of social media. A highlight of the conference was meeting the conference keynote speaker, Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan.

    One of Dr. Hernandez-Reif's take-aways from the experience was – “how much alike women are all over the world in terms of values related to children and parenting.”

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