The All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Trailblazer Awards celebrated winners and commendees on the 18th April. The Awards recognised outstanding achievement and commitment to maternity and midwifery services over the past year across All-Ireland. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrowcast Media Group produced, filmed and live streamed the Awards Ceremony on the day. You can......

Eimear Hearty, 1st Year Student Midwife, DkIT, reflects on her experience attending the in-person All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival as well as presenting on stage with fellow student Sophie Murray, and our lecturers Dr. Jean Carragher and Dr. Anita Byrne. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reflecting on my experience at the All-Ireland Maternity and......

Currently the rates of induction of labour, medical interventions during labour and caesarean sections are rising globally. Mary Brosnan, Director of Midwifery at the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin, reflects on the changes in care in Ireland during her career. She challenges midwives and maternity care providers to consider why......

Healthy eating is seen to be an important aspect of pregnancy. Yet, in the changing cultural climate of the UK the needs of different migrant women are not met appropriately. Dr Aniebiet Ibanga Ekong, Public Health Nutritionist, University of Aberdeen, highlights why midwives and maternity workers should ensure all advice......

Research in midwifery and education is important to provide relevant evidence for practice. The Maternity and Midwifery forum supports sharing appropriate research projects and calls for participants. This week we have two studies: Dr Carolina Estevao, Mental health researcher at King’s College, London needs help with her pregnancy yoga study......

Continuing an ongoing series of articles on setting up a new Midwifery programme in Abu Dhabi, Dr Gina Sosa shares how the programme and students have been developing six months on. She highlights the creative methods being used by Dr Maeve O’Connell and herself to inspire and educate the midwifery......

This month we have entered into the month of Ramadan, a holy time of praying, fasting and giving for those who are Muslim. In her personal reflection Fatimah Mohamied, midwife and cultural safety champion at a London Trust, shares her journey of fasting when pregnant and breastfeeding, pointing to how......

Globally the rates of Caesarean Section births are continuing to rise, with resulting impact on care required in the postnatal period. Janine McKnight-Cowan, Personalised Care Project Lead-Workforce Derbyshire Joined Up Care, explains the importance of ensuring appropriate care that will meet the needs of women and birthing people and support......

The Maternity and Midwifery forum would like to offer huge congratulations to Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent on her new appointment as the first Chief Midwife at the International Confederation of Midwives.   Jacque is the current, and first, Chief Midwifery Officer for England, and will be leaving to take up the new......