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Cardiff Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026: A New Format for a Changing Maternity Landscape

Paul
The Cardiff Maternity & Midwifery Festival returns on 23 September with a new format and an expanded programme exploring the issues shaping maternity care, education and the workforce across Wales and beyond. Free to attend, the Festival combines expert speakers, practical learning, networking and exhibition opportunities — with this year’s......
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Breastfeeding Outside the Narrative: D-MER and Epistemic Injustice

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In this thought-provoking article, Dr Charlie Middleton explores the hidden emotional realities of breastfeeding through the lens of Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER), a little-recognised condition that can cause sudden feelings of dread, anxiety, or anger during milk let-down. Drawing on the concept of epistemic injustice, the article examines how......
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Keeping babies warm when birth happens outside the maternity care system

Paul
In this article Dr. Laura Goodwin explores the critical challenge of keeping babies warm when birth occurs unexpectedly outside the maternity care system. Drawing on pioneering research into prehospital births, the article highlights the risks of neonatal hypothermia, the barriers faced by ambulance clinicians and emergency call handlers, and the......
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