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Spotlight on Breastfeeding Research 2020

Paul
The fourth annual Spotlight on Breastfeeding Research conference takes place in an unprecedented time when the whole world is fighting COVID-19 and breastfeeding has been the subject of many guidelines, consumer queries and research. As usual, the Doctoral Midwifery Research Society will bring you the most up to date research......
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LIVE STREAM: International Maternity Experience 2020

Paul
Welcome to the International Maternity Experience 2020 live stream! Join expert speakers from around the world to explore “Maternity Services after COVID-19: Recovery, Resilience, Sustainability & Rights”. COVID-19 has presented a huge challenge to maternity and midwifery services worldwide, laying bare shocking inequalities across healthcare and challenging the resilience and......
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TAKE 2: International Day of the Midwife – Leadership Voices live stream

Paul
To celebrate International Day of the Midwife, Maternity & Midwifery Forum streamed a full day of international video highlights and live streamed interviews and discussions with maternity leaders. The live stream was an overwhelming success with more than 3,400 midwives and student midwives joining in from all around the world......
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Register now to ensure mothers receive their digital maternity exemption certificate

Paul
Midwives, practice nurses and health visitors! – Register now to ensure mothers receive their digital maternity exemption certificate. Pregnant mothers and women who have given birth in the last 12 months are entitled to free NHS dental treatment and NHS prescriptions with a valid maternity exemption certificate. The NHS Business......
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Midwifery Hour Highlights: Students Stepping Up

Paul
Student midwives heading for the frontline in COVID-19 The second instalment of the Maternity & Midwifery Hour – proudly supported by MATFLIX – focuses on the students affected by the coronavirus crisis hitting global healthcare systems. Host Sue Macdonald (Co-editor, Mayes Midwifery textbook) was joined by Dr Anna Byrom (Senior......
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Maternity & Midwifery Hour: Wellbeing Matters

Paul
Last Friday we hosted our first Maternity & Midwifery Hour on Facebook Live. We were delighted to welcome viewers from more than 20 countries around the world. This episode brought together leading experts Dr Sheena Byrom OBE from All4Maternity and The Practising Midwife, Sue Macdonald, Co-editor of Mayes Midwifery and Jenny Clarke (Jenny the Midwife) to provide......
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