Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Personalised Care and Support Planning – Recognising, supporting and nurturing maternal health literacy

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The principles of Personalised Care and Support Planning (PCSP) have been embedded in maternity transformation in the NHS. Jennifer Pountain, Community Midwife for Cheadle and Bramhall, Visiting lecturer in Public Health, University of Salford and previous Population Health Fellow NHSE, challenges us to address health literacy as an aspect of......
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‘Sensitive Midwifery’ for a new generation

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‘Sensitive midwifery’, by Caroline Flint, an updated version of a classic midwifery text has just been published. Dr Jenny Hall, editor for the Maternity and Midwifery forum, reflects on the old and new books.  ______________________________________ Back in 1986, as a fairly recently qualified midwife working in a highly medicalised environment,......
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Obstetric medicine course opportunity 

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Are you involved in a role related to Obstetric medicine? We share an opportunity for a multi professional short course.   Obstetric medicine course opportunity  Dr Anita Banerjee, Obstetric Physician, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and recent speaker at the Wales and South West Maternity and Midwifery festival, shares an......
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Wales and South West England Maternity and Midwifery Trailblazer Awards 2024

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Last week the Maternity and Midwifery Forum’s Wales and South West England Festival took place at Bath Racecourse. Take a look at the winners from the Wales and South West England Maternity and Midwifery Trailblazer Awards Ceremony. The Awards recognised outstanding achievement and commitment to maternity and midwifery services over......
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Climate and pregnancy: midwives and maternity professionals appraising and transforming care pathways to reduce the impact

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Climate change is a major concern globally, and healthcare has responsibility to address how to provide care and services that is more sustainable. Angela Willis, Hazel Ward Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer clinical fellow alumni 23/24 at GWH, Swindon, shares how their Trust have started to address sustainability and encourages......
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Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the National Health Service in England: a maternity view

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Last week the quick independent review of the NHS in England carried out for the new labour government was released. Dr Jenny Hall, Editor, Maternity and Midwifery forum, reflects on the maternity services content.    _______________________________________________________ Last week the quick independent review of the NHS in England carried out for the......
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Is Midwifery at the mercy of “Events”?

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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......
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Healing Art from Womb to World

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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......
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Learning and support: The Midwifery Hour is back

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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......
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