Watch live from 09:30 on Tuesday 6th February 2024

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At various points during the festival you have a choice of different parallel seminar streams to participate in.

Please use the links below to access these seminars at the appropriate time, check the agenda for full details of all parallel seminars. If you are joining Stream B, C  or D on Vimeo please remember to close the live stream page or mute the video player, otherwise you will get audio from both streams simultaneously.

STREAM 1: 13:30

A1: Leg movements during childbirth: the overlooked causes of poor second stage outcomes
B1: What happens to the acorn affects the tree: exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in the womb and breast cancer risk
C1: Parental experience after diagnosis of a congenital upper limb difference: a national survey
D1: Tommy’s Specialist Support Helpline for Black and Black Mixed-Heritage women and birthing people (Only available on demand after the festival)

STREAM 2: 14:05

A2: Immunisation in pregnancy
B2: Experiences of working through the menopause: A feminist qualitative study
C2: Part 1 Service User experiences on the communication of screening results for Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
C2: Part 2 It’s in our Genes! The thalassaemia perspective
D2: ‘It’s OK to ask’ – cultural curiosity films and our journey with VCSE partners towards equity

STREAM 3: 15:10

A3: Is this a healthy work environment for midwives?
B3: Knitting and crochet as tools for wellbeing in midwifery: a personal and professional exploration – It can work for you too
C3: How to communicate with bereaved parents
D3: COVID-19 mothers’ feeding practices, mother-baby bonding and postnatal care experiences in Qatar: a mixed-method approach

STREAM 4: 15:45

A4: Inclusive leadership for all midwives
B4: What midwives need to know about perinatal mental health and why
C4: What is the Windsor Definition? An international collaboration to define hyperemesis gravidarum and why you need to know about it

Speaker presentation slides and other relevant festival documentation are available for delegates to access via the link below.

Access your London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2024 delegate resources here.

09.25 Chair’s opening remarks
Sue Macdonald, Maternity and Midwifery Festival Programme Curator; Editor, Mayes Midwifery

09.45 Emotional safety: the cornerstone of safe, holistic maternity care
Dr Claire Feeley, Lecturer and Midwifery/Maternal Health Researcher, King’s College London

10.10 Elevating maternal health: navigating pre-existing conditions in pregnancy
Clo and Tinuke, Founders, Five X More

10.35 Audience Q&A

10:45 Break

11.25 Making a positive difference to the lifelong mental health effects of the perinatal period
Elaine Hanzak, Author of ‘Eyes without Sparkle – a journey through postnatal illness’ and ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye – contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness’

11.45 RCM Research Prioritisation Project – finding the top 10 priorities for midwifery practice and maternity care research
Jenny Cunningham, Research Advisor, Royal College of Midwives

12.05 Audience Q&A

12:20: Announcement of the Maternity & Midwifery Forum Trailblazers Award Winners

12:30 Break

13:30 Parallel Seminars

A1: Leg movements during childbirth: the overlooked causes of poor second stage outcomes
Dr Gloria Esegbona, Consultant OBGYN

B1: What happens to the acorn affects the tree: exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in the womb and breast cancer risk
Dr Hannah Moody, Head of Science, Breast Cancer UK

C1: Parental experience after diagnosis of a congenital upper limb difference: a national survey
Dr Andrew Clelland, Core Surgical Trainee, Princess Alexandra Hospitals NHS Trust

D1: Tommy’s Specialist Support Helpline for Black and Black Mixed-Heritage women and birthing people
Alicia Burnett, Midwife, Tommy’s

14:05 Parallel Seminars

A2: Immunisation in pregnancy
Lesley McFarlane, Lead, Immunisation Nurse Specialist, Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency

B2: Experiences of working through the menopause: A feminist qualitative study
Heather Woods, Lead Midwife Sussex Maternal Medicine Network, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust

C2: Service User experiences on the communication of screening results for Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
Iyamide Thomas, NHS Engagement Lead, Sickle Cell Society and Roanna Maharaj, Public Health, Education and Patient Advocacy Lead, UK Thalassaemia Society

D2: ‘It’s OK to ask’ – cultural curiosity films and our journey with VCSE partners towards equity
Teri Gavin-Jones, Senior Clinical Lead, Suffolk and Northeast Essex ICB

14:35 Break

15:10 Parallel Seminars

A3: Is this a healthy work environment for midwives?
Dr Jackie Dent, Senior Midwifery Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire

B3: Knitting and crochet as tools for wellbeing in midwifery: a personal and professional exploration – It can work for you too
Amanda Hutcherson, Education Consultant, Knitting and Crochet for Wellbeing

C3: How to communicate with bereaved parents
Steph Wild, Bereavement Consultant, CuddleCot

D3: COVID-19 mothers’ feeding practices, mother-baby bonding and postnatal care experiences in Qatar: a mixed-method approach
Laura Moya Falcon, Clinical Midwife Specialist, Hamad Medical Corporation

15:45  Parallel Seminars

A4: Inclusive leadership for all midwives
Verena Wallace MBE, Senior Midwifery Adviser, Professional Practice Directorate, NMC

B4: What midwives need to know about perinatal mental health and why
Jo Brook, Perinatal Mental Health Training and Service Development Lead, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

C4: What is the Windsor Definition? An international collaboration to define hyperemesis gravidarum and why you need to know about it
Lindsay Salmon, Community & Engagement Manager, Pregnancy Sickness Support

16.15 Festival closes

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