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Nicole Rajan-Brown

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March with Midwives – stand together for maternity services

Debra
We know all is not right in maternity services. In this article Maddie McMahon paints a stark picture of what services could become if nothing is done. On 20th November the March for Midwives will take place at an area near you; she invites and encourages all to attend in solidarity. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   March......
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Midwifery Education Under Pressure – The Review

Debra
In this article Neil Stewart, Editorial director for the Maternity and Midwifery Forum, reviews content from the Midwifery Education under Pressure conference. He points to the gaps and calls for an increased focus on the needs of midwifery education. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Midwifery Education Under Pressure – The Review  It is a......
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Call the midwife: the fallacy of centralised care

Debra
Responding to the current maternity crisis many services are pulling midwives out of community care to centralise. Nicole Rajan-Brown, Editorial Executive, Maternity and Midwifery Forum; former Editor, The Student Midwife Journal, discusses reasons why this is not helpful to meeting the needs of women and families. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Call the midwife: the fallacy of centralised......
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Developing an identity as a midwife: an impossible task?

Debra
Becoming a midwife is time of evolving and developing! In this article Nicole Rajan-Brown, Third-year student midwife, University of Salford and Editor-in-Chief, The Student Midwife Journal shares some helpful tips of how to step through this minefield and develop a personal midwifery identity.   ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Developing an identity......
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Breastfeeding During the Pandemic

Paul
Breastfeeding during the pandemic
Breastfeeding rates in the UK are some of the lowest, globally, and the challenges posed to new parents have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many support groups for those breastfeeding disappeared overnight, and a lack of face-to-face support from both peer, charity, and professional supports developed. However, data published......
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