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An interview with Matthews Mathai, medical officer of maternal health at the World Health Organization (WHO), is presented. He outlines the main aims of the WHO. He discusses the current priorities for maternal health within the WHO. He describes the role of midwives in global health. He relates the ways by which midwives can contribute to the work carried out by WHO.

An interview with Dorcas Akeju, a retired midwife and chairperson of the FGM Clinical Group and Liverpool FGM Group, is presented. According to Akeju, she started her nursing career in 1969 and did her midwifery course in Nigeria from 1973 to 1974. She says that seeing people suffering inspired her to become a nurse. She mentions that accepting the Order of the British Empire was one of the highlights of her career.

An interview with Sue Thompson, midwife at Liverpool Women's National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, is presented. When asked what inspired her to become a midwife, Thomson explains that she started as a nursery nurse in a neonatal unit and being able to help women at one of the most important times in her life inspired her to enter the profession. Thompson claims that being of help to teenage mothers to come into terms with pregnancy is rewarding for her.

An interview with Dr. Grace Omoni, Director of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Nairobi, is presented. Omoni spoke of having built a sound scientific base in nursing education and practice with focus on midwifery. Apart from being the chairperson of a couple of organizations, Omoni is also a consultant editor for the African Journal of Midwifery. She says maternity care should be made available for those who need the service, and midwives who are better situated can help in collaborative research and in advocacy for resource and staff motivation.

An interview with Gwyneth Lewis, International Clinical Lead for Maternal Health and Maternity Services and director of Saving Mothers' Lives for the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE), is presented. She cites some highlights of her career, including heading up the AIDS unit at the British Department of Health at the height of the first epidemic. Lewis explains how her different roles in maternal care services interrelate. She also describes her vision for global maternal care.