On 20–22 November, Alina Liepinaitienė, a lecturer at the Nursing Department of the Faculty of Medicine of Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution (HEI) visited Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway. During this meeting, the midwife gave a lecture to the midwives of the Oslo Metropolitan University about the work of midwives and midwifery care provided in war-torn Ukraine.

A. Liepinaitienė shared her knowledge and experience related to the provision of midwifery care in Ukraine and the impressions of cooperation with the Midwife Association of Ukraine. Since the war in Ukraine has personally affected the lecturer’s family, she speaks about it boldly, illustrating the current issues of midwifery care in Ukraine. The students were extremely engaged in the discussions, listening, and asking various questions related to midwifery care in a war zone. They were interested in the possibilities of help from their country for Ukrainian midwives and were interested in the possibilities of volunteering in military hospitals.

During the meeting, a natural birth home located in Oslo was also visited, where families can come and give birth naturally, without obstetric interventions, and if desired, they can give birth at home under the supervision of midwives working in the birth centre.

During the cooperation visit with the Oslo Metropolitan University, a meeting was held with a group of midwifery researchers, further cooperation opportunities were discussed, and topics for the preparation of joint projects, and student exchange opportunities for practice and studies were discussed.