Midwifery Sector News
Our Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2025: The Stories That Shaped Midwifery This Year
From global midwifery leadership in crisis settings to the realities of practice learning, stillbirth prevention, neurodivergence in perinatal care and the hard questions facing UK maternity services, our most-read articles of 2025 show what mattered most to readers this year: compassionate care, honest scrutiny, and practical ideas for change. Here......
Midwives’ working hours: an unseen national scandal
Over the past few years targeting of midwives by the press in the UK has become an almost weekly pastime. Not decrying the horrific stories coming from distressed parents, is there a different narrative that is being missed? Following one such report Leah Hazard, midwife and author, asked questions and......
Book Review: Pregnancy and Birth: A Graphic Guide – Laura Godfrey-Isaacs & Lilly Williams
As midwives it is always useful to be aware of what women or birthing people are reading as they prepare for pregnancy, or to point to good evidence-based resources. In this article Sheena Byrom, Midwife and Director of All4maternity reviews such a book that has been created by midwife Laura......