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Infection control practice in maternal examinations

Debra
Help us with this anonymous survey >>> TAKE THE SURVEY HERE (3mins) Maternity and midwifery services are under constant pressure to adapt and change.  We receive a lot of anecdotal feedback that services are changing shape, some of it positive, some of it questionable, in response to the heightened awareness......
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The 4th All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival

Debra
Visit the All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival website. > REGISTER YOUR FREE PLACE HERE < The 4th All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival takes place on Tuesday 9 April at the Helix, Dublin, online and on demand. Created by midwives for midwives and brought to you by MATFLIX, All4Maternity, Irish Nurses......
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Harmonising Health: using the power of song to boost maternal mental wellness

Debra
The impact of postnatal depression for families continues to be of major concern. Finding ways to promote maternal well-being is therefore of importance in communities. In this article Lilli Murdoch from ‘Breathe Melodies for Mums‘, shares the innovative, and research-based, way in which singing is making a difference.  ___________________________________________ In......
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HAPPY BIRTH DAYS – Using art to make space for conversations on birth

Debra
Over centuries different mediums of art have been used to illustrate and explore pregnancy and mother and parenthood. It is also used to support wellbeing following birth in different ways. Ellie Shipman, visual and participatory artist in Bristol, shares some of her work and her current project. Can you collaborate?  ......
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Understanding surrogacy for midwifery practice

Debra
How much do you know about caring for people experiencing pregnancy and birth through a surrogacy arrangement? In this significant article, Gemma Cromwell, a third-year student midwife at The University of Bedfordshire, shares her personal experience, and those of others, to improve midwifery practices.   ____________________ Surrogacy, what does that word mean......
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Excitement in Abu Dhabi – reflecting on a new education role 

Debra
Main article image: FCHS Midwifery team – Fatima College of Health Science Midwifery team, (from left to right, Maeve O’Connell, Gina Sosa, Joanna Andrews, Karradene Aird)  This article continues the ongoing series of articles on setting up a new Midwifery programme in Abu Dhabi.  Now six weeks in, Joanna Andrews......
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Tackling birth trauma prevention: tips, tools and actions for all

Debra
Understanding and awareness of traumatic experiences of pregnancy and birth has emerged and developed in recent years. This includes those of maternity staff. The topic was recently debated in the UK parliament. In this article Evelien Docherty Communications Lead at Make Birth Better discusses the concerns and frames what can......
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Midwifery in Abu Dhabi – continuing to grow

Debra
In this next article in the series sharing the development of a new Midwifery programme in Abu Dhabi, Dr Maeve O’Connell reveals the next progress in the programme. She highlights the new practice based developments and welcomes a new member to the team.   _________________________________________________ We are at the end......
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Surviving in Today’s NHS: What Student Midwives Need to Know

Debra
Leah Hazard
During their training, student midwives learn essential skills for the preservation of life. For the safety of women and other birthing people, students learn how to identify and manage illness and emergency, how to facilitate physiological birth, how to support parents during necessary interventions, and how to lay the foundations......
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