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It has been highlighted previously in that poverty and social need appear to play a part in maternal outcomes addressed in recent maternity services reports. In this article Jennifer Pountain, midwife and Fellow in Population Health, Health Education England, raises the importance of population health and a need for maternity......

In recent years there has been confusion on the use of mental health medication during pregnancy and postnatal. Mixed messages may be given, resulting in women and birthing people stopping medication unnecessarily. In this article Laura Bridle, Senior Midwife Maternal Mental Health Services, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, shares......

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Preparing for birth and life with a new baby can be an overwhelming experience for any expectant parent. But for displaced pregnant women and birthing people, this experience can be especially difficult and lonely. In this article Amanda Purdie from Amma Birth Companions describes the work they are doing to......

It is at this time of the year that people consider making changes to diet. Particularly some choose a vegan or plant-based change as a result of popularising through ‘veganuary’. In this article registered dietitian, Dr Frankie Phillips, leads us through the principles of a vegan diet in pregnancy in......

In this article Jenny Hall, Midwifery editor, and Neil Stewart, Editorial Director, reflect on the student experience festival and the answers to the polls asked this year compared to 2021.  ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Student midwives’ experience Midwifery has not been far from the news over the past few years with reports indicating......

The start of 2023 has seen the publication of the New Years honours. Jenny Hall celebrates those who have been chosen for their work for maternity services and encourages future nominations. Celebrating Maternity services in the New Year   The New year of 2023 has come and gone (Happy New......

Transitioning from being a student midwife to qualified has always been considered to be a steep learning curve. In this article Nicole Rajan-Brown, newly qualified midwife, explored this transfer in light of becoming independent and autonomous in practice.   Independence to autonomy: Taking off the stabilisers Midwives are autonomous practitioners,......

Midwifery Hour is a regular weekly event, discussing all things midwifery! It is now entering its ninth season. Sue Macdonald, as curator for both the Maternity and Midwifery festivals and Midwifery Hour, reflects on the last year, and the one just beginning.   New year new beginnings… …and suddenly, we......

When there is talk of the oldest profession, midwifery has a reasonable claim.   The Maternity and Midwifery Forum had built up a new video teaching and revision catalogue of over 1,000 video lectures and research presentations over the first digital decade.  This begged the question – how to make this......