Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Perinatal Mental Health: Supporting all Parents for Better Outcomes

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Mark Williams, Founder of Fathers Reaching Out gives a presentation discussing “Perinatal Mental Health: Supporting all Parents for Better Outcomes” at the Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums for healthcare practitioners wishing to update......
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Supporting women who haven’t been able to breastfeed

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  Professor Amy Brown, Associate Professor of Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences at the University of Swansea gives a presentation discussing “How can we support mothers who wanted to breastfeed but were unable to meet their goals” at the Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Our......
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That’s What Keeps Me in Midwifery: Resilience and Sustainability in Maternity Care

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Professor Billie Hunter, Professor of Midwifery, Cardiff University gives a presentation discussing “That’s What Keeps Me in Midwifery: Resilience and Sustainability in Maternity Care” at the Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums for healthcare......
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Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival Award Winners Announced

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Midwives from Wales and the South West were honored at the inaugural Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards last week. The Maternity and Midwifery Forum Awards took place at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday 20th September, with the big winners on the day including Emma Mills, Clinical......
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Working together to improve outcomes for parents and their babies

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In this article, Victoria Joel (NSPCC Implementation Manager) and Emma Glendinning (Baby Steps Operational lead for Wiltshire, Salisbury Foundation Trust) share their learning from delivering Baby Steps, a perinatal education programme for vulnerable parents-to-be. They will discuss how through joint strategic working health and family support workers can combine their......
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Improving dietary intake through knowledge and behaviour change

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Aliya Porter, Nutritionist gives a presentation that discusses improving dietary intake through knowledge and behaviour change at the Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums for healthcare practitioners wishing to update their skills and knowledge around key issues......
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Midwifery practice and the revised RCOG guidelines on Group B Streptococcus, plus insight from affected families

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Jane Plumb MBE, Chief Executive, Group B Strep Support discusses midwifery practice and the revised RCOG guidelines on Group B Streptococcus, plus insight from affected families at the Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018....
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