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Continuing the journey of Midwifery Education in Abu Dhabi 

Debra
For the past three years we have been following the journey of Georgina Sosa and Maeve O’Connell as they have been developing a high quality midwifery degree programme in Abu Dhabi. In this article Maeve shares the next part of their story and developments being made.  __________________________ This year has......
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Redefining the Role of an Educator: Becoming a Learning Companion for an Inclusive and Humanised Learning Approach

Debra
As midwives we are all ‘educators’ whether in theory or practice. In this personal, reflective article from Dana Colbourne, Registered Midwife, EDI Ally & Learning Companion, reveals her journey to seeing ‘education’ differently and calls us to a more humanised learning approach.    _____________________________ As a wife, mother of two young......
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Can dietetic-led nutrition education sessions support student midwives to have more meaningful conversations about diet during antenatal care?

Debra
Helping women and birthing people with nutrition in pregnancy is important for their wellbeing and that of the unborn fetus. Yet, there is little attention given to education to enable students to have meaningful conversations. Dr Julie Abayomi, RD, Associate Head of Medicine & Nutrition, Edge Hill University, who will......
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Safeguarding Competency in Preceptorship

Debra
In a previous article Gaynor Morrison and Sharon Bunford introduced Safeguarding supervision in midwifery. They take the discussion further, exploring developing competency of safeguarding during preceptorship.  _________________________________________________ This article aims to highlight three main identified tiers of provision of Safeguarding within an Acute NHS Trust to promote cohesion and aid......
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The Midwifery Preceptorship Framework for Scotland – an overview

Debra
This week the Maternity and Midwifery Forum’s Scotland Festival took place in Edinburgh. Dr Maria Pollard, Deputy Director NMAHP/Lead Midwife, and Tom McEwan, Head of Programme, NHS Education for Scotland spoke at the festival and in this article they share information on the National Midwifery Preceptorship Framework for Scotland.   _________________________________________________......
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There’s a hole in your bucket, dear Vicky, a hole

Debra
In the UK we have a new Secretary of State for Health. Neil Stewart, Editorial Director, reflects on the recent Maternity and Midwifery Forum’s annual midwifery education conference, “Educating Future Midwives, raising points for midwives to shout about in the political arena. _________________________________________________ There’s a hole in your bucket, dear......
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