Cardiff Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff CF11 8AZ
Programme
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9:00 – 9:25
Skills Workshop Exhibition area
Knitting and crochet for wellbeing
Knitting for all with midwife, experienced HE teacher and lifelong knitter, Amanda Hutcherson.
MATERNITY & MIDWIFERY STREAM
9:30
9:45
10:05
10:25
10:45
Chair’s opening remarks
Sue Macdonald, Maternity and Midwifery Festival Programme Curator and Editor, Mayes Midwifery
Keynote address
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Birth trauma, bonding and baby behaviour
Dr Carmen Power, Writer, Researcher and Educator
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Caitlin Wilson, Professional Advisor, Midwife (Education and Career Development), Royal College of Midwives
Q & A
11:00 – 11:45
BREAK, NETWORKING AND EXHIBITION VIEWING
11:05 – 11:20
MEET THE EXPERT
11:45
12:10
12:30
More than just a conversation: anti-racist practice – every midwife’s responsibility
Keelie Grindley, Lead midwife for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Royal Stoke Hospital – University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Woman-centred antenatal safety assessment
Anna Melamed, Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England
Q & A
12:50 – 14:00
LUNCH, MEET THE EXPERT TALK, NETWORKING AND EXHIBITION VIEWING
13:00 – 13:45
MEET THE EXPERT – Making the move to digital – maternity resources for universities and trusts
Dr Anna Byrom, Co-Director, All4Maternity and Neil Stewart, Editorial Director, MATFLIX/Maternity & Midwifery Forum
STREAM A: MAIN ROOM STREAM C: CYMRU LOUNGE
STREAM B: CHAIRMAN’S SUITE STREAM D: LEGENDS LOUNGE
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