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A lasso and a nest – homebirth in rural Guatemala Part 1
Have you ever wanted to see what working as a midwifery in another country is like? Maryla Cross, homebirth and continuity midwife in London has been to Guatemala, a country with high maternal mortality, and shares her experiences of working with rural midwives. In this first part she explains why......
Working as a Midwife in Humanitarian Aid
Have you ever thought about working as a midwife in areas needing humanitarian aid? Anna Kent, midwife in Dorset, and previous humanitarian aid midwife, shares some of the reality of working in these areas and points to how we can all help during humanitarian emergencies. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As news of......
All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival Trailblazer Awards
The All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Trailblazer Awards celebrated winners and commendees on the 18th April. The Awards recognised outstanding achievement and commitment to maternity and midwifery services over the past year across All-Ireland. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrowcast Media Group produced, filmed and live streamed the Awards Ceremony on the day. You can......
All Ireland Midwifery Festival 2023: My Experience as a 1st Year Student Midwife
Eimear Hearty, 1st Year Student Midwife, DkIT, reflects on her experience attending the in-person All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival as well as presenting on stage with fellow student Sophie Murray, and our lecturers Dr. Jean Carragher and Dr. Anita Byrne. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reflecting on my experience at the All-Ireland Maternity and......
Midwifery – Reflections on the path ahead
Currently the rates of induction of labour, medical interventions during labour and caesarean sections are rising globally. Mary Brosnan, Director of Midwifery at the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin, reflects on the changes in care in Ireland during her career. She challenges midwives and maternity care providers to consider why......
Midwives supporting migrant pregnant women to eat well
Healthy eating is seen to be an important aspect of pregnancy. Yet, in the changing cultural climate of the UK the needs of different migrant women are not met appropriately. Dr Aniebiet Ibanga Ekong, Public Health Nutritionist, University of Aberdeen, highlights why midwives and maternity workers should ensure all advice......
Research in midwifery
Research in midwifery and education is important to provide relevant evidence for practice. The Maternity and Midwifery forum supports sharing appropriate research projects and calls for participants. This week we have two studies: Dr Carolina Estevao, Mental health researcher at King’s College, London needs help with her pregnancy yoga study......
Six months into a new BSc Midwifery programme in Abu Dhabi
Continuing an ongoing series of articles on setting up a new Midwifery programme in Abu Dhabi, Dr Gina Sosa shares how the programme and students have been developing six months on. She highlights the creative methods being used by Dr Maeve O’Connell and herself to inspire and educate the midwifery......