Cardiff Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff CF11 8AZ
Wales and South West England Maternity & Midwifery Festival
Poster Showcase
“Not knowing is harder for us”- The stories of Autistic birth partners
Hayley Morgan, Doctoral Researcher and Author, Swansea University
Evaluating the impact of postnatal contraception training on midwives’ skills, knowledge and confidence
Elinore Macgillivray, Consultant Midwife, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB (confirmed)
Training together from the start: a simulation-based interprofessional learning pilot in maternity care
Claire Parkin, Perinatal Improvement Lead/Clinical Supervisor for Midwives Swansea Bay University Health Board
Improving leadership reliability and safety compliance on a postnatal ward through structured shift leadership
Claire Parkin, Perinatal Improvement Lead/Clinical Supervisor for Midwives Swansea Bay University Health Board
Optimising hypertension care in pregnancy and the postnatal period through the HOME service
Angie Willis, Senior Project Manager and Midwife, Health Innovation West of England
Supporting families from the start: Pregnancy in Mind Wales and the power of early perinatal mental health support
Tori Joel, Project Development Manager, Midwife, Pregnancy in Mind and Parenting Guide National Lead, NSPCC
All Wales Clinical Audit of Midwifery-led Pathways 2025: understanding population need, pathway attrition and opportunities for maternity system transformation
Vic Owens, Consultant Midwife, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Prevalence and risk factors of preterm birth: trend analysis of 4 years trend in Indonesia
Dr Muhammad Pradhika Mapindra, Doctoral Researcher, University College London
Surfactant Protein-A (SP-A) and Protein-D (SP-D) and preterm birth: interpretation of cord blood case-control data
Dr Muhammad Pradhika Mapindra, Doctoral Researcher, University College London
Improving access to physiotherapy in pregnancy – evaluation of a self-referral pathway for pregnancy-related musculoskeletal conditions
Imogen Williams, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
#MeasureThatMum – new research results aim to stop mother’s backs breaking with pregnancy
Karen Whitehead MBE, Co-Chair, Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis (PAO) UK