She is a founding member of the first and only free-standing birthing centre in Nepal led by nurse-midwives and a founding member of MIDSON. She is passionate about improving sexual and reproductive health services and strengthening midwifery education and service in Nepal. As an Australian Leadership Award scholar, Laxmi is currently doing her doctoral study at the University of Sydney, researching how gender-based power relations affect the uptake of sexual and reproductive health services among young Nepalese people. Learn more about MIDSON at www.midson.org. View all posts by Laxmi Tamang