Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Improving data on avoidable brain injury around the time of birth

Ana Correia
The Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) programme aims to support maternity services to reduce risks of avoidable harm during intrapartum care. Kirstin Webster, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) and Neonatal Clinical Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Jan van der Scheer, Senior Research Associate, The Healthcare Improvement......

Navigating Neurodivergence in Perinatal Care: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Autistic Birthing Individuals

Ana Correia
The Autistic Experience of Pregnancy and Birth Pregnancy and childbirth are transformative experiences, but for autistic women and birthing people, these milestones can bring unique challenges. While autism is widely recognised as a neurodevelopmental difference, its intersection with pregnancy and childbirth remains largely underexplored in healthcare research. Within this article,......

Maternity’s Big Ask

Ana Correia
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 asks the Secretary of State for Health if he is resigned and comfortable with the rate of Caesarean section reaching 50%......