Midwifery Sector News

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

Newborns come in all shapes and sizes, in particular their heads. Evolution has formed the fetal head with an amount of flexibility, to allow passage into the world. It is important that those working with infants, young children and their families, are able to recognise when head shapes are abnormal.......

The RCM has been undergoing a project to establish the research priorities for midwifery practice and maternity care in the UK. Jenny Cunningham and Dr Jude Field, RCM Research Advisors, explain the project and reveal the top 10 priorities and the strategy for embedding these going forward. _________________________________________________ The UK’s......