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Do we want to change? – recent reports on maternity services

Debra5 November 20245 November 2024

Over recent months various reports relevant to maternity services have been released. Dr Jenny Hall, Editor, Maternity and Midwifery Forum highlights points from the reports, encouraging us to use them to make change. __________________________________________________ Over recent months, with the current transitions of government here in the UK sharing headlines......

Volunteering on the Poland-Ukraine border

Debra3 May 20223 May 2022

It is 10 weeks since we have been hearing of the conflict in Ukraine. As we enter the week celebrating the International Day of the Midwife it is fitting that we share this poignant article written by midwife Wanda (Wendy) Warrington from Bury, Lancashire. She describes the traumatic experiences of......

Midwifery: the joy and the struggle

Debra3 May 20223 May 2022

In recent months, and over the past few years, there has been a lot to challenge midwives across the world. In this week of the International Day of the Midwife, Mary Renfrew, Professor Emeritus, University of Dundee, reaches out to students and newly qualified midwives, encouraging us all to reflect......

Gestational Diabetes in Black and Asian communities: creation of a pregnancy recipe book

Debra27 April 202227 April 2022

There is currently a public health concern around the increase of Type 2 diabetes in the UK after gestational diabetes. In this article Laura Bridle, perinatal mental health midwife at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS foundation trust, describes the development of a culturally sensitive recipe book to aid prevention across......

Silence is Never Golden- Midwives and women speaking out

Debra26 April 202227 April 2022

In the recent Ockenden report about a UK maternity trust it was pointed out that midwives and staff had been prevented from speaking out. In this article Kathryn Gutteridge, Consultant Midwife and psychotherapist, discusses the issues of speaking out in the current health climate. Silence is Never Golden- Midwives......

Humanising childbirth in the aftermath of the Final Ockenden Report

Debra12 April 202213 April 2022

Humanising childbirth in the aftermath of the Final Ockenden Report: continuity of relationship and listening to women, partners, and families Standing back, taking a considered view, and thinking about how we might build on the Final Report of the Ockenden Review to put women, their babies, and families at the......

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