Maternity & Midwifery Forum
Birmingham Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2026

Birmingham Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026

Wednesday 13 May 2026 | Cranmore Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4LF

 

SPEAKERS

Sue Macdonald

Sue Macdonald,
Maternity and Midwifery Festival Programme Curator and Editor, Mayes Midwifery

Amanda Hutcherson

Amanda Hutcherson,
Education Consultant, Knitting and Creative Wellbeing

Sheena Byrom

Sheena Byrom OBE,
Co-Director, All4Maternity

Neil Stewart

Neil Stewart,
Editorial Director, MATFLIX/Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Dr Jenny Hall

Dr Jenny Hall

Editor, Maternity & Midwifery Newsletter; MATFLIX

Dr Beth Malory,

Lecturer in English Linguistics, University College London

Sallyann Beresford,

Doula, Author, Educator

Sam Todd,

Consultant Midwife,

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dayna Wright,

Midwifery Led Services Matron,

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Edidong Ishola,

Perinatal Mental Health Expert,

MIKEDCAREs

Dianne Garland

Dianne Garland,

founder of MidwifeExpert, Author,

Teaching waterbirth for the 21st century – love, skills and knowledge

Amanda Whitehead,

Gut Health Coach