Cardiff Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff CF11 8AZ
Call for Papers:
We are now seeking presentations and poster submissions to form the seminar programme at the Cardiff Festival.
The call for papers is your opportunity to share your work with colleagues at the event itself and as part of the box set of filmed and audio recorded presentations that will be shared with healthcare professionals across the UK.
YOUR WORK MATTERS
Submissions should demonstrate best practice, innovation and research particularly, but not exclusively, in the following areas:
- Improving health outcomes for women, babies and families
- Leading midwifery and women’s health
- Real life midwifery
- Supporting physiological birth
- Contemporary care of the newborn
- Personalised care, choice and continuity
- Innovation in everyday practice
- Practical workshop
- The international midwife
- Transforming the maternity service
- Career focus: Developing the midwife of the future
Submissions should be no more than 300 words.
5 good reasons to submit a conference paper:
- Share the latest thinking and best practice with colleagues around the UK and internationally
- Receive recognition for the innovative work you are doing
- Have the video or podcast of your presentation after the event to share with your colleagues and managers
- Be part of the maternity and midwifery catalogue of videos and podcasts that HCPs will be able to access over the coming months and years
- Create a valuable addition to your NMC revalidation portfolio
There are two types of session:
Verbal Presentation: 25 minute seminar session (15 min presentation/10 mins Q&A)
Visual Presentation: Forming part of the academic poster display
Deadline: Friday 17 July 2026
SUBMIT YOUR PAPER (https://maternityandmidwifery.co.uk/submit-a-paper/)