Maternity & Midwifery Forum

NCT: Parents in Mind

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Agnes Hann (research manager) and Sarah Hislam (Parents in Mind service delivery manager) tell us about NCT’s ‘Parents in Mind’ initiative. Funded by the Department of Health, Parents in Mind trains local volunteers to support women experiencing emotional health difficulties in pregnancy and within the two years after birth. Filmed......
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Midwifery practice & the revised RCOG guidelines on Group B Strep

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Jane Plumb, Chief Executive, Group B Strep Support gives a presentation on “Midwifery practice & the revised RCOG guidelines on Group B Strep: insight from affected families” at the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Find out more about Group B Strep Support on their website here....
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Deaf Nest: Improving pregnancy & childbirth experience for deaf parents

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Paulina Ewa Sporek, Midwife, Croydon University Hospital NHS Trust (who won the Midwifery Achievement Award at this year’s event) gives a presentation on her project called “Deaf Nest: Improving pregnancy and childbirth experience for deaf parents” at the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Watch the full box set of......
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London 2018 Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards

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Conference chair and Midwifery Consultant, Sue Macdonald with Claire Mathews, Deputy Head of Maternity Services, NHS England present the 2018 London and South East Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards. MMF STUDENT MIDWIFE AWARD Winner: Amy Robson, Student Midwife (2nd Year), Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust The MMF Student Midwife Award......
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Advances in birth positioning – how to use positioning to reduce pain, failure to progress and perineal tearing

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In a seminar hosted in partnership with Febromed Dr Gloria Esegbona, OBGYN and Winston Churchill Fellow and Joy Palmer, Midwifery Lecturer, Society of African & Caribbean Midwives (SoAC) UK give a presentation on “Advances in birth positioning – how to use positioning to reduce pain, failure to progress and perineal tearing” at the......
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Implications of new initiatives for obstetricians, midwives & maternity

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Myles Taylor, Consultant Gynaecologist, Centre for Women’s Health, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust gives a presentation on the “Implications of new initiatives for obstetricians, midwives and maternity services” at the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Watch the full box set of videos from this event here.  ...
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