Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Growing a Family with Dignity

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Growing a Family with Dignity – Dr Neel Shah, Harvard Medical School from Narrowcast Media Group on Vimeo. Dr Neel Shah, MD, MPP, FACOG, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School; Director, Delivery Decisions Initiative, Harvard’s Ariadne Labs gives a presentation on “Growing a Family with......

Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards 2019 Shortlist Announced

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The Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival takes place at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh on Wednesday 27th November 2019. The festival will feature our usual mix of high quality speakers, the latest industry innovations in our exhibition area, free taster treatments in our wellbeing zone and of course our third annual Scottish......

Winners announced at inaugural International Maternity Expo Awards

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Maternity professionals from around the world were celebrated in a glittering award ceremony at the inaugural International Maternity Expo Awards last night. Hosted by Maternity & Midwifery Forum and All4Maternity at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in central London, the International Maternity Expo Awards recognise and celebrate the very finest global examples of......

“The power midwives have to make a better world, economically and through empowering women, is immense.”

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Brydon Williams, Clinical Supervisor for Midwives at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is also Brydon Williams, midwife, trainer and treasurer for Midwives@Ethiopia. Midwives@Ethiopia sends experienced midwives from the UK to Ethiopia to work with organisations and midwives in Ethiopia. Brydon told the Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival......

Watch the Live Stream of the International Maternity Expo 2019

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From Tuesday 12th to Wednesday 13th November 2019 hundreds of Midwives, Student Midwives and Maternity professionals will gather at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London to attend the inaugural International Maternity Expo & Awards. If you are unable to join us on the day, don’t worry! Not only will many......

Improving care for mothers and babies a network approach

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Ann Remmers has a very long job title. She is both Clinical Director, South West Maternity Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Clinical Network Regional Maternity Safety Champion and Maternal and Neonatal Clinical Lead, West of England Academic Health Science Network. It is this wealth of knowledge and experience that she......

“Body image is a stronger prediction of breastfeeding duration than weight.”

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In 2014 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Government Equalities Office published a report into the effects of body image during pregnancy and post-birth. The report concluded that midwives and health visitors should support women not to fixate on body image and to eat healthily during......