Reports on a workshop on the midwife's role on the prevention of obstetric fistula, which was presented by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) at the Triennial Congress held in Brisbane, Queensland in July 2005. Number of midwives who attended the event; Significance of obstetric fistula from the perspective of ICM discussed by Nestor Moyo; Questions included in a questionnaire administered at the event.