How to help pregnant women and new mothers access free NHS prescriptions and support to buy healthy food and milk
Pregnant women could be missing out on help with the cost of NHS prescriptions and healthy food, milk and vitamins. Midwives and other maternity professionals can help provide support and point them in the right direction. The NHS Business Services Authority shares information about the maternity exemption certificate and NHS......
UK Government Action Plan for HIV: a charity response
The UK government have recently launched a new action plan for HIV which includes those related to pregnancy and beyond. In this article HIV charities respond to the new plans. Charities welcome the news that the Government’s new HIV Action Plan [launched on 1 December] includes funding formula milk and......
Celebrating Nativity
Globally the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated at Christmas time. It brings into sharp focus again how much wonder and awe there is about birth. In an article written to his colleagues at Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, Andrew Weeks, Consultant Obstetrician and Professor of International Maternal Health, University......
Veganuary 2026: Raising a vegan baby or toddler requires careful planning
January sees the return of “Veganuary”, the annual not-for-profit campaign encouraging and supporting people worldwide to try vegan diets in January, and throughout the year. But is it possible to meet the nutritional needs of babies, toddlers and pre-school aged children on a vegan diet? Dr Vicky Sibson, Director of......
Can this be a good year for Maternity Services?
2025 ended with maternity services in the UK continuing to be under scrutiny for a number of reasons. At the start of 2026 Neil Stewart, Editorial Director for the Maternity and Midwifery Forum, reflects on the state of maternity and poses questions of how things may be improved going forward.......
Reports and statistics: Things you may have missed
A week past the Christmas and new year celebrations and you may be just getting back into the swing of work patterns. Or you may have been working long shifts over the period. Either way, you may have missed in the busyness some of the released documents over the past......
The Stories That Shaped Midwifery This Year: Our Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2025
From global midwifery leadership in crisis settings to the realities of practice learning, stillbirth prevention, neurodivergence in perinatal care and the hard questions facing UK maternity services, our most-read articles of 2025 show what mattered most to readers this year: compassionate care, honest scrutiny, and practical ideas for change. Here......