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Maternity & Midwifery Forum – Top 10 viewed videos of 2024

Debra16 December 202419 December 2024

As Christmas approaches we have looked over our statistics from the last year to put together our top 10 most viewed videos of 2024. It has undoubtedly proved yet another very challenging year for Midwifery, which makes us even more grateful for your support over the last 12 months. We......

Compassion is our name: Birmingham doula charity supports vulnerable women

Debra19 July 2022

In 2018, two friends put their dreams into action. Hope Plumb, a doula and personal trainer/fitness instructor, and Amelia Sommers, a doula and dance movement psychotherapist, had been dreaming up a way to support isolated and vulnerable women in Birmingham through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. After months of......

Developing antenatal education resources on severe perinatal mental illness

Debra12 July 2022

Postpartum Psychosis is a severe postnatal mental illness affecting around 1 in 500 women. Naomi Gilbert, Campaigns & Policy Coordinator for the charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis points out that few parents are informed about the signs of the condition during antenatal education. She describes some of the concerns and......

Understanding the Healthy Start and Best Start Foods schemes

Debra12 July 202212 July 2022

In recent months the Healthy start and Best start food schemes have moved to being digital. Many eligible families are not receiving the benefits. Dr Jenny Hall explains the scheme for midwives to share with those who need them. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding the Healthy Start and Best Start Foods schemes In......

Midwifery Student Retention – the critical months

Debra5 July 20225 July 2022

Midwifery Student Retention – the critical months These are critical months for midwifery student retention. As year-end approaches, among challenging news headlines and serious morale issues in the profession, what can we do to lift engagement and motivate staff and students to stay and refresh? Student engagement and retention are......

Overturn of Roe vs Wade: what happens now?

Debra5 July 20225 July 2022

In this article Dr Jenny Hall, Midwifery editor for the Maternity and midwifery forum, reflects on the overturn of the abortion law Roe vs Wade in the constitution of the United States (US) and the potential impact. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Overturn of Roe vs Wade: what happens now? This......

MATFLIX- education packages for midwives and maternity services

Debra14 April 202214 April 2022

MATFLIX- education packages for midwives and maternity services If you have been following the Maternity and Midwifery forum for a while, or new to it, you will have seen the logo for MATFLIX and may not have had the time to find out more. The title is a nod to......

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Paul17 January 20204 July 2021

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