Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Normal Birth…What’s going on?

Paul
In most contexts, ‘normal’ is a boring word – but within the world of maternity and midwifery it is a contentious one. Between them, Sheena Byrom OBE and Professor Soo Downe OBE have some 75 years of experience in midwifery practise.  Many of those years have been spent actively researching......
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Midwives needed for digital pilot

Paul
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is looking for midwives and healthcare professionals to take part in their pilot programme for digital maternity exemption certificates. The digital scheme is a quicker and cheaper alternative to the paper FW8 application form for faster and easier access to maternity exemption for mums......
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Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards 2019

Paul
Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards 2019 from Narrowcast Media Group on Vimeo. Midwives from across the North of England were honoured at the second annual Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards last week. The Awards ceremony took place at Old Trafford Football Stadium in Manchester on Tuesday 25th June, the big winners on......
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Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2019 Award Winners Announced

Paul
Midwives from across the North of England were recently honoured at the second annual Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards. The Awards ceremony took place at at Old Trafford Football Stadium in Manchester on Tuesday 25th June, the big winners on the day included Cathy Atherton, Retired Head of Midwifery, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Maternity......
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Mental Health and Stress in Maternity

Paul
The UK Health and Social Care Secretary announced new plans for better mental health and wellbeing care for NHS midwives, based on the HEE report on the mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff and learners.  In her extremely popular presentation to the Midlands Maternity & Midwifery Festival, Dr Sally......
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Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards 2019 Shortlist Announced

Paul
The Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival takes place at Old Trafford Football Stadium, Manchester on Tuesday 25th June 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 second annual Northern midwifery awards......
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Maternal Mental Health Problems Rising

Paul
Louis Theroux’s latest documentary ‘Mothers On the Edge’ shone a light on the terrifying realities of psychosis in new mothers – however amongst midwives and health visitors the volume of conversation around post-partum mental health has been steadily rising for some time.     In this standing-room-only seminar from the......
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Free places available on SiMBA Study Days

Paul
SiMBA (https://www.simbacharity.org.uk) is here to support anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy or shortly after birth. Working in conjunction with CHAS (https://www.chas.org.uk/) SiMBA are delighted to offer a series of FREE Person Centred Bereavement, Palliative and End of Life Care Study Days. Each......
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