Midwifery Feature Articles
National Student Midwife Festival Opens Call for Papers Ahead of November Event
A major national event aimed at UK student midwives has opened a call for papers, inviting submissions from across the country for a one-day celebration of student experience and innovation in midwifery education. The Student Midwife Experience Festival 2025 will take place on Wednesday 12 November at Leicester University, with......
The new Midwives’ data hub: the International Confederation of Midwives
The International Confederation of Midwives have recently launched a new database that points globally to the work of midwives. Dr Jenny Hall, Editor for the Maternity and Midwifery forum explains what it contains and how it can be used. Globally the work of midwives has often been hidden in......
Art in Public Health Education: A Creative Collaboration on Breastfeeding Awareness
The use of art methods can help to stimulate public engagement. Becky Penfold, student midwife at Liverpool John Moores university, shares experience of an arts-based project promoting breastfeeding. Does art have a role in public health provision? As a student midwife passionate about increasing awareness of breastfeeding barriers, I......
Lessons from A Midwife: Birth, Life and Death in Tiger Bay
In the current climate of maternity care it is important to consider the past of midwifery. In this article Dr Alys Einion, FRCM, Senior Adviser of Studies, School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland and Sian Jones, Practice Development Midwife, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Wales, explore the......
Stranger In the Birth Room – Maternity Care for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Midwives and other maternity care workers may come across survivors of Child Sexual Abuse during their practise. In this article Kathryn Gutteridge Honorary Professor, Independent Consultant Midwife & Psychotherapist, shares part of her personal story and a new book to help prepare carers. Trigger Warning: this article contains information that......
What would David Attenborough make of childbirth of the female of the species?
In the UK the government are awaiting publication of the NHS 10 year plan. Neil Stewart, Editorial Director of the Maternity and Midwifery forum, reflects on current issues in maternity services, following viewing of David Attenborough’s, Oceans and attending the International Council of Nursing congress in Helsinki. Many of......
Safety in Maternity Care – No one feels safe
This week the Secretary of State for Health spoke about Maternity Services and the Government plans for a National review. Birthrights’ latest survey highlights a broken maternity system that prioritises its own safety and survival over women and birthing people, students and midwives. Earlier this year, we released a......