Paul, Author at Maternity & Midwifery Forum - Page 27 of 40

Daddy Blues – Postnatal Depression and Fatherhood

Paul11 July 2018

We know that men suffer from PTSD, and that can be a reason why men get depressed or have anxiety – even just from witnessing their loved ones going through a traumatic time. I have spoken to many men who have never talked about their own feelings, and like me......

Stillbirth: Death By Another Name

Paul4 July 20185 July 2021

David Monteith, Actor, Director, Stillbirth Activist and Founder of Grace in Action shares the stunningly moving, heartbreaking, yet ultimately inspirational story of his daughter Grace and his family’s experience of stillbirth. This presentation was made at the Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival in Manchester and in a first at one......

NCT: Parents in Mind

Paul18 May 20185 July 2021

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......

Midwifery practice & the revised RCOG guidelines on Group B Strep

Paul3 May 20185 July 2021

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....

Panorama now offers screening for twin pregnancies

Paul26 February 2018

If you attended the recent London Maternity & Midwifery Festival you may have come across the Natera team on their stand in the exhibition area. If you didn’t you might not be aware that Panorama – a market-leading noninvasive prenatal screening test (NIPT) – now offers screening for twin pregnancies. ......

Deaf Nest: Improving pregnancy & childbirth experience for deaf parents

Paul22 February 20185 July 2021

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......

London 2018 Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards

Paul22 February 20185 July 2021

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......

What do women really want from breastfeeding education and promotion?

Paul22 February 20185 July 2021

Dr Amy Brown, Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences, Associate Professor, University of Swansea gives a presentation asking “What do women really want from breastfeeding education and promotion?” the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018....

Advances in pre-eclampsia testing

Paul22 February 20185 July 2021

Dr Manu Vatish, Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics, Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford gives a presentation on “Advances in pre-eclampsia testing” at the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Watch the full box set of videos from this event here....

Advances in birth positioning – how to use positioning to reduce pain, failure to progress and perineal tearing

Paul22 February 20185 July 2021

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......