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Maternity & Midwifery Hour: Wellbeing Matters

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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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MMF launches MATFLIX – your revalidation made easy

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Today the Maternity & Midwifery Forum launches MATFLIX – video streaming from maternity experts. Subscribe today for expertly curated boxsets for maternity and midwifery professionals. Individual boxsets are £17.50 each. At MATFLIX we bring together expert videos talks from top maternity professionals into boxsets to support your continued professional development, study......
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Nurses and Midwives for Inclusion Health

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Nurses and Midwives for Inclusion Health: Partnership in Practice is a new professional interest group of nurse and midwife practitioners working in contexts where access to/uptake of health services is limited as a result of marginalisation, discrimination or lack of awareness. Examples of these practice areas include: homeless health, migrant/refugee......
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Pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work

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Maternity and pregnancy discrimination is unfortunately still very common, what advice can midwives give to women who are experiencing discrimination or unfair treatment? Here we explain how to negotiate an exit from an employer. You can also read our separate page: 10 tips for returning from maternity leave. What is......
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New report spotlights how housing problems jeopardise women’s rights to safe maternity care

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A report published recently by the charities Birth Companions and Birthrights highlights the need for a more proactive, integrated approach to addressing the maternity care needs of women experiencing multiple disadvantages during pregnancy and early motherhood. Through in-depth interviews with women and professionals, the research found that, in almost every......
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More Than Morning Sickness: Understanding Hyperemesis Gravidarum

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When we think of pregnancy we imagine rounded bellies nurturing the baby within, expectant mothers adorned in flowing dresses with cascading hair and glowing skin. For those people who want to have children pregnancy is idealised and we anticipate nine months of radiance and happiness shared with family and friends......
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All your prenatal questions answered

Paul
Whether you’re newly pregnant or planning a pregnancy, you might be wondering about prenatal testing. The good news is, advances in technology mean there are more options for early and more accurate screening. A simple blood draw can usually give you the information you are looking for from as early......
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