Plenaries & Seminar Stream A
Live Stream (above)
Seminar Stream B
See Programme below
NMC Meet the Expert
With Verena Wallace MBE, Senior Midwifery Advisor (Policy)
Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2021
Last year’s Scotland Festival was the third of our 2020 programmes to go entirely online in response to the pandemic. Not deterred by this new way of engaging with our professional programme and exhibition:
- 550 healthcare professionals and student midwives attended virtually
- 700 registered to receive the on demand boxset
The 2021 Scotland Festival will be a time to reflect on lessons learned and new innovations, as the vaccination programme is rolled out and, as always will spotlight all the other fantastic work that has continued over this period, despite the demands the virus has inflicted.
The best of both worlds at the Maternity and Midwifery Festivals
Join us in person at the Scotland networking hub or watch the festival online from the comfort of your sofa.
For those of you who are keen to get back together face to face, the hub is your chance to network with colleagues, visit the exhibition, watch the live stream on our big screen and take part in a number of hub-only workshops, demos and talks. Safe in the knowledge all necessary precautions will be taken to protect your health and safety.
And you’ll get your free bag, kindly donated by SiMBA.
If watching online is more your thing, then you’ll be able to watch the whole festival through our live stream channel.
Either way, you’ll receive the full video boxset of our action-packed festival programme afterwards to review presentations and catch up on demand with those you missed.
Get your Certificate of Attendance
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Plenaries & Seminar Stream A
Live Stream (above)
Seminar Stream B
See Programme below
NMC Meet the Expert
With Verena Wallace MBE, Senior Midwifery Advisor (Policy)
Explore the exhibition!
Introducing Award-Winning Active Iron Pregnancy
The Active Iron Pregnancy range has been specially formulated to be Kind & Strong, providing complete care for mum and baby.
Active Iron Pregnancy supports iron levels throughout pregnancy and is specially formulated to help prevent constipation. Active Iron is clinically proven to have x2 better absorption than the gold standard iron supplement, ferrous sulfate.
Active Folic contains the patented Quatrefolic® as a source of reduced folate, the nutritionally active form of folate required for optimum absorption. Active Folic delivers x3 greater absorption than standard Folic Acid.
Active Iron Pregnancy Plus contains three components; 25mg of Active Iron’s award-winning non-constipating formula, a specially designed multivitamin with Active Folic, as well as an Omega 3 capsule that is certified Sustainable and Traceable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Our product is made with 21 essential nutrients.
To learn more about the range, visit www.activeiron.com.
CONTACT
Ian Yates
Head of European Markets
Active Iron
Email: [email protected]
Contact: 0800 689 3195
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About AG Health
AGHealth is a small, UK-based company, specialising in leading obstetric, gynaecology and neonatal products. We are committed to improving the secondary care experience for both clinicians and patients, and we pride ourselves on our clinical knowledge combined with excellent customer service, offering clinical support and advice where we can.
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CONTACT
+44 (0)207 078 8867
[email protected]
Advanced Global Health Ltd
G.003, 30 Great Guildford Street
London SE1 0HS
About ARC – Antenatal Results and Choices
Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) is a UK wide charity providing impartial information and support to parents through antenatal screening and its consequences.
ARC offers specialised help to those who receive unexpected or difficult news from tests and face decisions about the next steps.
We provide independent, accurate, unbiased information so that parents can take the decisions that are right for them in their unique circumstances.
If a parent decides to end their pregnancy, we support them through their loss and the often complicated grieving process that follows.
For those who continue with their pregnancy, we offer emotional support through the pregnancy and signpost to organisations with expertise in specific conditions.
ARC also runs a well-established training programme for health care professionals and works with policy makers to help ensure that anxious expectant and bereaved parents receive the highest possible standards of care.
CONTACT
Miranda Glen
Development Coordinator for Wales
Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC)
Mobile: 07708470976
Email: [email protected]
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About BPR Medical
Designed to meet the demands of the maternity setting, Ultraflow™ is one of the world’s best performing inhaled analgesia system.
Unlike other systems that rely on fitting standard, generic patient filters to reduce cross-infection, Ultraflow™ has a unique, patented exhalation valve that virtually eliminates this risk by diverting contaminated breath away from the handset, enhancing the mother’s safety.
Its exceptionally low resistance also means more pain relief is delivered with less respiratory effort, enabling the mother to conserve more energy for the birth.
Meanwhile, a soft to touch, easy-to-use design is aimed at heightening the mother’s comfort.
Together these benefits can increase the chance of better outcomes and a normal birth.
Like all BPR Medical products, Ultraflow™ comes with a long warranty, minimal maintenance requirements and comprehensive support.
More details about why Ultraflow™ is the inhaled analgesia system the mother would choose – including how it can boost her oxytocin during birth – please see our brochure or contact us on 01623 628281 or [email protected].
CONTACT
Charissa Newsome
Marketing Manager
T +44 (0) 1623 628281
E [email protected]
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About Cardiac Services
Cardiac Services have recently celebrated their 50 year anniversary and we’re very excited to be launching the brand new next generation of wireless monitoring solutions from Philips Healthcare. Designed with high BMI patients in mind, the Avalon Fetal and Maternal Pod & Patch is the latest beltless monitoring solution that works with your existing Philips FM20 and FM30 fetal monitors and will keep mum’s up and mobile during labour while eliminating constant belt repositioning.
The Avalon Fetal and Maternal Pod & Patch offers continuous fetal and maternal monitoring and measures Fetal HR, Maternal HR and Uterine activity and is quick and simple to apply and the Pod is easy to clean and disinfect. Advanced connectivity and visibility with IntelliSpace Perinatal is also a key feature.
For more information or to discover how the new wireless monitoring solution can provide a more rewarding experience for mother, baby and you, e-mail [email protected].
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About Down’s Syndrome Scotland
Down’s Syndrome Scotland is a member-led charity, established in 1982. We are the only charity in Scotland dedicated solely to supporting people with Down’s syndrome and their families and carers.
We provide “all through life” support nationally across Scotland.
We know that every person with Down’s syndrome is a unique individual, full of potential.
We support people with Down’s syndrome to reach their fullest potential by providing a range of services, influencing public policy and by changing attitudes.
Please visit the New Parents, Our Services or Resources pages to find out more.
For information on what’s going on in your area, please visit the Your Local Branch Page.
You can read our Articles of Association here.
About GlaxoSmithKline (GSK):
GSK is a science-led global healthcare company. Our Vaccines business has a broad portfolio of more than 20 vaccines helping to protect people from a range of diseases throughout their lives. We deliver over two million vaccine doses per day to people living in over 160 countries, on average, each batch of vaccine will have undergone more than 100 quality checks before it is sent out, to ensure the vaccines meet world-class standards. For further information, please visit www.gsk.com.
About Held in Our Hearts
Held In Our Hearts was formerly known as Sands Lothians until 2020. Throughout the last 40 years, the charity was, and still is, unique in recognising that everyone’s journey after loss is different and our services have always been flexible to reflect this. Our counselling support is something we believe is important so families and although not all parents will need counselling, we want to make sure that we can hold families throughout their journey making access to the right support easier and also allowing us to get to know families.
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MATFLIX – video streaming from maternity experts – is a world of online learning. Expertly curated digital boxsets covering the key issues facing maternity & midwifery professionals make revalidation easy and are the perfect study aid.
About MATFLIX
MATFLIX is a brand new online video resource for midwives, student midwives & healthcare professionals.
Subscribe today for expertly curated video boxsets for maternity and midwifery professionals.
Revalidation made easy for midwives and the perfect accompaniment to maternity related university studies. Subscriptions start from £2.99 / month.
In addition to video presentation from maternity professionals, the boxset includes audio versions of the presentation plus links to the latest research and best practice guidance and ‘reflective questions’ to submit to the Nursing and Midwifery Council or include in your university study.
A month subscription gives you access to all boxsets for £8.99. Student midwives pay not £2.99/month.
Boxsets are curated by Dr Jenny Hall – the former Editor of The Practising Midwife. The videos in the boxsets all originate at one of the excellent Maternity & Midwifery Forum festivals that have been commissioned by Sue MacDonald – Co-editor, Mayes Midwifery Textbook for Midwives.
CONTACT
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7324 4330
Meet the MATFLIX experts
If you would like to speak with one of the members of MATFLIX direct during the conference day, please join their Zoom get-together and view all our experts here.
Read the recent blogs:
- Dismantling racism & inequalities in midwifery education
- Pandemic Planning: International Perspectives
- Plastic and waste in maternity – what midwives can do
- Sickle cell and blood disorders in pregnancy
- Building continuity of care in COVID-19
… read more here.
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About Mummy’s Star
Mummy’s Star is the only charity in the UK and Ireland established to offer cancer support in and around Pregnancy, Birth, Loss and Beyond.
We support women diagnosed with any form of cancer during pregnancy or within a year postnatally, and also the families of women who have died from cancer within a year of a birth.
We offer personalised one to one support, advocacy, education and small grants for families alongside of online peer support forums
We aim to raise the profile of cancer and pregnancy and advocate for more consistent and evidence-based care for women in this frightening and uncertain situation.
“I’m really looking forward to sharing with you, not only how we offer support to our families, but also how we can support you as student and healthcare professionals navigate what can be very difficult care planning.”
Meet the Expert
Paul Wallroth
Founder, Mummy’s Star
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About the National Breastfeeding Helpline
National Breastfeeding Helpline is open 9.30am-9.30pm every single day of the year on 0300 100 0212.
We offer friendly, non judgemental, evidence based, confidential breastfeeding information and support who anyone who needs it.
All calls are answered by volunteers in their own homes, all are mums who have breastfed and are trained and supported by The Breastfeeding Network and the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers.
Volunteers also offer support via our live 121 webchat service (bit.ly/NBHChat) and via messenger on our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram.
On the same 0300 100 0212 number we have options for support in Welsh and Polish and on 0300 456 2421 in Bengali and Sylheti.
The National Breastfeeding Helpline is funded by the Department for Health Inequalities and Disparities and the Scottish Government.
Calls to the helpline cost the same as a local rate call and are included in most mobile packages.
About NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Lothian maternity services are currently recruiting qualified midwives to apply for Band 5 & 6 staff midwife positions across a variety of hospital and community settings across the whole of Lothian. This includes hospital based midwives, a midwife led birth centre, a brand new homebirth team and community teams following the Scottish Government Best Start model. We have variety of permanent posts, both full and part-time. Midwives working in our Homebirth and Best Start teams are working flexible hours and managing their own diaries. NHS Lothian will be showcasing the work of some of their midwives at the Scottish midwifery festival. Come and meet and chat to midwives on our stand to find out more about working for NHS Lothian maternity services
About The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
We are the professional regulator for nurses and midwives in the UK, and nursing associates in England.
Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing.
As the professional regulator of almost 732,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.
Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates – something that affects less than one percent of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed.
To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.
Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.
Meet the Expert
Dr Jacqui Williams,
Senior Midwifery Advisor (Education),
Professional Practice Directorate,
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Verena Wallace MBE,
Senior Midwifery Adviser (Policy),
The Nursing and Midwifery Council
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About SiMBA
SiMBA is a charity registered in Scotland, yet our services reach across the UK and Ireland. SiMBA exists to support families and those close to them whose baby has died at any stage of pregnancy or around the time of birth. SiMBA supports anyone who has lost a baby no matter how recent, or how long ago the loss was.
SiMBA donates our precious Memory Boxes to maternity and gynaecology wards, neonatal units and hospices so that families can ideally be offered a Memory Box at the time of their loss, using their Memory Box to honour their baby and where possible, create memories of precious time spent together. SiMBA also refurbishes Family Rooms in Hospitals.
SiMBA also aims to offer and enhance support available to bereaved families through our Safe Space Support Groups and healthcare professional training.
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About The Practising Midwife
The Practising Midwife is an award winning monthly journal for midwives, student midwives and maternity workers.
The journal is subscription based and is hosted within a vibrant learning platform All4Maternity which incorporates multi-media eLearn modules, a Study Zone and Nurture Zone and a the world’s only journal dedicated to student midwives, The Student Midwife journal.
The resources are owned by mother and daughter midwives Sheena and Anna Byrom and they welcome you to join their online community!
MEET THE EXPERT
Dr Sheena Byrom OBE,
Director,
All4Maternity
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About Yourgene Genomic Services
Yourgene Genomic Services, based in Manchester UK and a part of Yourgene Health provide a high quality NIPT service. The IONA® test and IONA® Care are both available. The IONA® test is a non-invasive prenatal test for Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndrome with optional fetal sex determination and IONA® Care offers additional analysis for Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies (SCA’s) and Autosomal Aneuploidies (AA’s). Results are typically available in 2-5 working days.
IONA® and IONA® Care are advanced screening tests carried out on a small blood sample taken from the mother’s arm with no risk of miscarriage.
The clinical laboratory is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) an independent regulator of health and social care in England. Quality is key at Yourgene and pregnant women can be confident they will receive their NIPT results from a regulated and trusted clinical laboratory.