Midwifery Sector News
A timely gathering for a changing maternity landscape: Join the All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026
At a time when maternity services across Ireland and the UK are facing unprecedented challenge and transformation, opportunities to come together, reflect, and share best practice have never been more important. On Tuesday 14 April 2026, the All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival arrives in Dublin, bringing with it a powerful......
Midwifery and Trans People: Law, Debate, and Inclusive Practice in the UK
Recent legal rulings, policy changes, and public debates have reshaped the working landscape in the UK have impacted on transgender and non binary healthcare workers. Dr Alys Einion, midwife and Senior Lecturer Student Support at the School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee discusses the issues and guides how midwives......
Fletchers launches maternity training grants to support midwives and maternity professionals
Midwives, obstetricians and other maternity and neonatal professionals across the UK are being invited to apply for a new training grant programme designed to support professional development and learning in maternity care. Fletchers Solicitors explain how to apply for the Fletchers Maternity Training Grants Programme. Fletchers Solicitors has launched the......
Cycle Tracking Apps: Empowerment or Exploitation?
The use of menstrual cycle tracking apps (CTAs) has increased dramatically as ways to support empowering control by women. But what if they are not as they seem? Jessica Snow, MSc Global Health student, King’s College London, addresses some of the issues of using CTAs, questioning if, instead, they are......
Nurses invited to Dublin festival to explore the future of care
Hundreds of nurses, educators and healthcare leaders will gather in Dublin later this month for a major free festival examining how the profession must evolve to meet growing demand, workforce pressures and new models of care. Nurses from across the island of Ireland are invited to attend the All‑Ireland Advancing......
Epistemic Equity: Midwives, History, and International Women’s Day
As we move toward International Women’s day on March 8th our thoughts are drawn to the pressures women and midwives are facing globally. We can be grateful for the opportunities and freedom of choice women have in the UK, despite current imperfections. Dr Alys Einion, midwife and Senior Lecturer for......