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My journey to become a Registered Qualified Midwife

Paul
From witnessing her daughter’s high-risk pregnancy and the extraordinary care provided by midwives and neonatal teams, to overcoming personal loss, cancer, and neurodiversity-related challenges, this is the story of Sheila Gregory’s determination to fulfil her ambition of becoming a registered midwife. Spanning six years of resilience, setbacks and achievement, her......
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Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival – Tuesday 26 November

Debra
The Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival takes place on Tuesday 26 November online and in-person at Murrayfield Stadium. Bringing you the latest clinical and research innovations, Meet the Expert talks, careers and self development advice, networking opportunities and diverse exhibition – all to your door step.   Join us at Murrayfield......
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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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Maternity & Midwifery Hour Episode 11: Voices from student midwives during the COVID-19 crisis

Paul
On this page you can access the live stream, links and resources for our 10th June 2020 Maternity & Midwifery Hour live stream. In this Maternity & Midwifery Hour, Sue, Alicia and Laura will provide up-to-date information and discussion on the role of student midwives during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.......
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Midwifery Hour Highlights: Students Stepping Up

Paul
Student midwives heading for the frontline in COVID-19 The second instalment of the Maternity & Midwifery Hour – proudly supported by MATFLIX – focuses on the students affected by the coronavirus crisis hitting global healthcare systems. Host Sue Macdonald (Co-editor, Mayes Midwifery textbook) was joined by Dr Anna Byrom (Senior......
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“Poor quality of care is now a bigger barrier to reducing mortality than insufficient access to care.”

Paul
2020 will be the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife.  Fran McConville, Midwifery Advisor at the World Health Organisation, entreats midwives everywhere to use this as an opportunity to raise the profile of midwifery, trumpet its importance, and campaign for better maternity care and the investment needed to make......
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“What is it about our obstetric units that is so bad for women?”

Paul
NHS England describes Evidence Based Practice as meaning that every time a health professional makes a treatment decision, that decision is based on the best available evidence as well as their clinical expertise and the patient’s preferences. As common sense as that might sound, midwives know better than many health......
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