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Virtual Conference: Group B Strep in Pregnancy & Babies

Paul
The Group B Strep in Pregnancy & Babies Virtual Conference takes place on Wednesday 2nd June 2021. View the full programme here and book your conference tickets here. Group B Strep is usually a harmless bacterium and carrying it has no symptoms. However, when passed to a baby around birth,......
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Participants invited to take part in a survey which explores the needs and care of perinatal women from ethnic minority backgrounds in Lancashire and South Cumbria

Paul
We are researchers from the University of Central Lancashire who are undertaking a project funded by the Lancashire and South Cumbria Local Maternity System. The study aims to explore the experiences of maternity care and mental health needs and support amongst ethnic minority women in Lancashire and South Cumbria. As......
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LIVE STREAM: The Saolta Group online Midwifery Festival

Paul
Welcome to the Saolta Group Online Midwifery Festival! *EVENT TEMPORARILY POSTPONED DUE TO THE HSE CYBER ATTACK* The Saolta Group Online Midwifery Festival will be live streamed on this page. The aim of this event is to provide an opportunity for Midwives within the Saolta Group to come together virtually......
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Born in Lockdown – mothers’ experiences in a pandemic

Paul
Two years ago, I set up Mothership Writers, running creative writing courses especially for new mums. I’ve now carried out more than a hundred workshops and time and time again I’ve seen just how nourishing and restorative – if not transformational – the act of putting pen to paper can......
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Endometriosis awareness month: how can midwives play their part?

Paul
It may have passed you by, but the month of March 2021 has been designated Endometriosis awareness month. For an estimated 1 in 10 women across the world (Endometriosis.org) and 10% of women of reproductive age in the UK (Endmetriosis-uk.org) this is a painful and potentially debilitating condition. It is......
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Childbirth Choices Matter Campaign: enabling choice of caregiver

Paul
Planning a birth is a concept that has become part of our colloquial language in our childbirth journeys; choosing the environment, care provider and circumstances that surround your birth is both an issue of human rights and personal dignity. For some women and birthing people the choice of care provider......
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Lessons from Saving lives, improving Mothers’ care 2016-18

Paul
On January 14th 2021, the next confidential enquiry into maternal deaths, Saving lives, Improving care for 2016-18 was released from MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK) based at the NPEU in Oxford. For those unfamiliar with these reports, since 1952 an investigation......
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Love that birth physiology

Paul
Molly O’Brien, Midwife, Associate Lecturer, creator and teacher of ‘Biomechanics for Birth’ courses for birth professionals and associates and a birth preparation class called ‘Moving for an Easier Birth’ gives a presentation on “Love that birth physiology” at the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2021....
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