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Pregnancy loss at any time is traumatic for women and their partners. Loss prior to 24 weeks gestation has not been recognised in the workplace for bereavement leave. In this article the Miscarriage Association spell out changes made in employment law to recognise the loss for women and their partners......

This week the Maternity and Midwifery Forum’s Northern Festival took place at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Take a look at the winners from the Northern Maternity and Midwifery Trailblazer Awards Ceremony. The Awards recognised outstanding achievement and commitment to maternity and midwifery services over the past year across the Northern region. ......

For maternity professionals and parents there are constantly new resources being produced, whether books, articles or podcasts. Occasionally we would like to share these resources. Dianne Garland, Freelance Midwifery Consultant, shares a recent review of a book around Plus Size Pregnancy by Dr Sara Wickham.  If you would like to......

There are a significant number of men who are midwives globally. This opportunity has been available in the UK since 1982, yet there remain few within the NHS. Dr John Pendleton, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery (University of Northampton) & Honorary Research Fellow (Coventry University) reflects on their history, current attitudes......

Recently Neil Stewart, Editorial Director of Maternity & Midwifery forum posted an article on Maternity’s Big Ask where he asked the Secretary of State for Health if he is resigned and comfortable with the rate of Caesarean section reaching 50% on his watch and questioned what is the Big Ask......