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We talk a lot about MATFLIX teaching and learning boxsets on this site and I have had a major privilege to be involved in their creation. When we attend Maternity and Midwifery festivals, we get asked a number of questions that are often repeated. It seemed a good idea to......

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Since 2011 the Royal College of Midwives has produced a State of Maternity Services report, highlighting some of the workforce concerns. The most recent reports, now with one for Wales as well as England, have just been published. Jenny Hall, Maternity and Midwifery forum editor, comments on the results.  ......

Being a student midwife is a challenge and requires navigation of both, academic programmes and clinical practice. Amba Morrell, a student midwife in London, points to further layers in this situation when seeing the need for changes and advocating for yourself and others.   __________________________________________________________________   In 2019 I applied......

The Northern Maternity and Midwifery Trailblazer Awards celebrated winners and commendees on the 4th July. The Awards recognised outstanding achievement and commitment to maternity and midwifery services over the past year across the North.   ________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Narrowcast Media Group produced, filmed and live streamed the Awards Ceremony on the......

Midwives and maternity care workers will often be involved in the care of parents who have previously experienced the loss of a baby or child. In this article the Child Bereavement UK charity explain the challenges parents may face and describe the support they provide to parents and those who......

Since the introduction of Better births in 2016 there has been an ongoing plan to transform maternity services with the roll out of Midwifery Continuity of Carer. Professor Trixie McAree: National Lead for Midwifery Continuity of Carer, National Clinical Advisor (midwifery) for choice and personalisation, addresses in this article some......

In a week where the long-promised NHS workforce plan is due to be launched, Neil Stewart, Editorial Director for the Maternity and Midwifery Forum, reflects on the recent conference looking at the International Recruitment of nurses and midwives across UK and Ireland. ____________________________________________________________________________________________   In the week we are promised......