The summer recess is over, and the new UK labour government are in full swing. Yet all is quiet on the maternity front. Neil Stewart, Editorial Director, Maternity and midwifery forum unpacks the silence, questioning the next steps. ___________________________________________  “Events dear boy, events”, the reply of Conservative Prime Minister Harold......

Along with consciously-parenting two little ones (and healing her own inner child), home educating mother Hannah Thomas from Oxfordshire creates holistic watercolour antenatal education teaching tools, plus gifts and accessories for midwives, doulas, birth workers and mothers. Hannah shares her story of trauma healing through art and what led her......

The summer break is over in the UK, which means the Midwifery Hour is back! Coming into the 14th Series, Sue Macdonald, midwife, educator and curator of the Maternity and Midwifery Festivals, and the Midwifery Hour, introduces the themes coming up in the weeks ahead.  _______________________________________________________ Well, the summer is......

This week is “Know your numbers week”, a campaign to encourage the public to be aware of their blood pressure results and checking on it regularly for good health. For midwives blood pressure is an important measurement for maternal and fetal wellbeing. Lisa Cook, Specialist Midwife for Maternal Medicine, Royal......

Pertussis infection (whooping cough) has been increasing across populations in recent years. Infants less than 3 months old are most at risk of serious disease. Greta Hayward, Consultant Midwife in the Immunisation Division at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), shares recent data and highlights the importance of the midwives’......

Midwives, maternity care professionals and health visitors have regular contact with parents or expecting parents. It can be helpful for them to be aware of what government childcare support is available, so that this information can be passed on. In this article, the Department for Education’s Childcare Choices campaign team share......

Want to join our student midwife representative team? Read more to find out about all the opportunities at the Maternity and Midwifery Forum and Festival events, online and in-person.   Add to your portfolio, why not volunteer with us over the next semester?   5 ways to you can get......