Maternity and Midwifery Forum

An unmissable event offering expert insights, networking, and career development for maternity and midwifery professionals. 📅 Date: Tuesday, 11 February 2025 📍 Location: Imperial Royal National Hotel, London

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We are delighted that Gill Walton CEO , Royal College of Midwives, will be addressing the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival discussing “Maternity and midwifery challenges in the NHS 10 year Reform Plan: maternity solutions for women and the professions?” Sign up! https://bit.ly/ldn2025

We are delighted that Gill Walton CEO , Royal College of Midwives, will be addressing the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival discussing “Maternity and midwifery challenges in the NHS 10 year Reform Plan: maternity solutions for women and the professions?” Sign up! https://bit.ly/ldn2025

"At the start of a new year, with a government looking for a plan, what of UK Maternity care?" - Neil Stewart, Editorial Director for the Maternity and Midwifery forum https://lnkd.in/dDZWPyx #maternity #midwifery #maternitycare

Video of the week: https://lnkd.in/eXchHrYk NMC – Midwifery Issues Verena Wallace MBE, Senior Midwifery Adviser (Policy) Professional Practice Directorate SCOTLAND MATERNITY AND MIDWIFERY FESTIVAL 2024

The use of digital methods in the NHS is both increasing and expected. Maternity care is no exception and there may be many benefits to increasing access digitally to support care for diverse populations to improve disparities. Waheeda Abbas, Cultural Liaison Midwife for Bolton Foundation Trust, shares how a Multilingual Maternity Padlet is being used to enhance midwifery care. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eTDxBYbh

Taliban authorities have banned Afghan women from studying midwifery—a devastating blow to maternal and newborn health in the country. ICM condemns this action and calls for urgent advocacy to protect Afghan women’s rights to education and healthcare. Read our statement: https://zurl.co/5MlkR

Read Natasha's article here: https://lnkd.in/e5z2WEQ6 Being pregnant and infant feeding within the UK Armed forces is a challenge for many servicewomen and their families. To assist support the Defence Breastfeeding Network (DBN) was established to provide peer support and guidance for Armed Forces families during pregnancy, maternity leave and beyond when it came to breastfeeding. Natasha Day MBE, Defence Breastfeeding Network Chair, shares how this works practically and encourages other employers to match the support, enabling women to return to the workplace.  

Tonight at 7pm, last in Series 14, don't miss it: https://lnkd.in/eQjW7GUG This week we are focusing on aspects of midwifery education and lecturers engaged in innovation and research. We are joined by Susan Hughes who is sharing work on the views of midwifery lecturers on homebirth. Emily Bee joins Susan, to talk about holistic and dynamic teaching and learning space, which has been developed at Bradford University to provide midwifery education driven by a simulation pedagogy.