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Continuing the journey of Midwifery Education in Abu Dhabi 

Debra
For the past three years we have been following the journey of Georgina Sosa and Maeve O’Connell as they have been developing a high quality midwifery degree programme in Abu Dhabi. In this article Maeve shares the next part of their story and developments being made.  __________________________ This year has......
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Obstetric Emergencies: Developing competence in Abu Dhabi

Debra
Student midwives globally need to be prepared for emergency situations across the pregnancy continuum. In this next article in our continuing series about the new midwifery curriculum in Abu Dhabi, Karradene Aird, Senior Instructor of Midwifery, Fatima College of Health Sciences, shares her experiences of creating the emergencies course.   ___________________________________________......
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Excitement in Abu Dhabi – reflecting on a new education role 

Debra
Main article image: FCHS Midwifery team – Fatima College of Health Science Midwifery team, (from left to right, Maeve O’Connell, Gina Sosa, Joanna Andrews, Karradene Aird)  This article continues the ongoing series of articles on setting up a new Midwifery programme in Abu Dhabi.  Now six weeks in, Joanna Andrews......
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Midwifery in Abu Dhabi – continuing to grow

Debra
In this next article in the series sharing the development of a new Midwifery programme in Abu Dhabi, Dr Maeve O’Connell reveals the next progress in the programme. She highlights the new practice based developments and welcomes a new member to the team.   _________________________________________________ We are at the end......
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Midwifery in Abu Dhabi is here!

Debra
The next in the series on developing an international midwifery programme, Maeve O’Connell describes the next part of the journey in Abu Dhabi. Teaching and learning is happening and she shares how their involvement is now opening doors to other exciting opportunities. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Midwifery in Abu Dhabi is here! 1.......
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Keep the faith and believe in the transformational power of midwifery: #MidwiferyinAbuDhabi is coming

Debra
Regular readers of the Forum will be aware we are following the progression of developments of a new undergraduate midwifery programme in UAE. In this third article (see the first here  second here ), Dr Maeve O’Connell, Midwife, Assistant Professor of midwifery, shares the next part of the journey. _______________________________________________________________......
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There’s a hole in your bucket, dear Vicky, a hole

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In the UK we have a new Secretary of State for Health. Neil Stewart, Editorial Director, reflects on the recent Maternity and Midwifery Forum’s annual midwifery education conference, “Educating Future Midwives, raising points for midwives to shout about in the political arena. _________________________________________________ There’s a hole in your bucket, dear......
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