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Mental Health and Stress in Maternity

Paul
The UK Health and Social Care Secretary announced new plans for better mental health and wellbeing care for NHS midwives, based on the HEE report on the mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff and learners.  In her extremely popular presentation to the Midlands Maternity & Midwifery Festival, Dr Sally......
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Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Maternity Voices Partnership our journey so far

Paul
Jasmine Cajee, Midwife Programme Support Officer Better Births, Leicester Maternity Voices City Clinical Commissioning Group, gives a presentation on “Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutlands Maternity Voices Partnership: Our journey so far” at the Midlands Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2019. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development......
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Improving birth outcomes through education and training in Sierra Leone – Helena White

Paul
Improving birth outcomes through education and training in Sierra Leone – Helena White, Midwife, The African Maternity Link from Narrowcast Media Group on Vimeo. Helena White, Midwife, The African Maternity Link gives a presentation discussing “Improving birth outcomes through education and training in Sierra Leone” at the London Maternity &......
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Breaking through despite the odds – Professor Dame Elizabeth N Anionwu DBE CBE

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Professor Dame Elizabeth N Anionwu DBE CBE #maternity #midwifery #studentmidwife Emeritus Professor of Nursing, University of West London; Patron, Sickle Cell Society; Vice-President, CPHVA; Patron, Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association UK and Life Patron, Mary Seacole Trust gives a presentation “Breaking through despite the odds” at the London Maternity & Midwifery......
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The Politics of Midwifery

Paul
Dr Helen Shallow presents on the politics of midwifery.  A timely reminder of the struggles midwives have had to introduce  entitlements and choices for mothers, now commonplace, like birthing balls or waterbirth pools.  It is hard to imagine that these were contested and resisted. A look around the world at......
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The Future Midwife: How you can contribute to the consultation on the new NMC standard

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Professor Mary Renfrew FRSE Professor of Mother and Infant Health, University of Dundee gives a keynote presentation discussing “The Future Midwife: how you can contribute to the consultation on the new NMC standard” at the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2019. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend,......
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Meet the Author – Leah Hazard, Midwife and Author of Hard Pushed

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Midwife and Author Leah Hazard discusses her new book “Hard Pushed” at the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2019. Hard Pushed will be published in May 2019. Get your copy here: https://bit.ly/2SXZWEx Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums for healthcare practitioners wishing to......
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Will she deliver preterm? Using Fetal Fibronectin to help you make clinical decisions

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Sponsored by Hologic Ltd. Naomi Carlisle, Senior Research Midwife, King’s College London gives a presentation discussing “Will she deliver preterm? Using Fetal Fibronectin to help you make clinical decisions” at the Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums......
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