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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

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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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Growing a Family with Dignity

Paul
One of the UN’s sustainable development goals is for there to be no more than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births across the globe by 2030. While the worldwide maternal mortality rate is falling, it is not falling quickly enough to meet that target.  Among the many factors leading......
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Vaughan Gething AM- Keynote address

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After facing down calls to quit in Spring 2019 following a damning report into Cwm Taf maternity services, Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services Vaughan Gething AM pledged to improve the quality of maternity care in Wales. At the second annual Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery......
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How can all women be given the choice and the options? 

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In a week of fevered speculation about how Archie, the son of the Duchess of Sussex’s was to be born it was clear that, whatever finally happened, whether it was a home birth or at the private Portland Hospital, the Duchess had informed choice and the infrastructure to make it......
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Breaking through despite the odds – Professor Dame Elizabeth N Anionwu DBE CBE

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Professor Dame Elizabeth N Anionwu DBE CBE #maternity #midwifery #studentmidwife Emeritus Professor of Nursing, University of West London; Patron, Sickle Cell Society; Vice-President, CPHVA; Patron, Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association UK and Life Patron, Mary Seacole Trust gives a presentation “Breaking through despite the odds” at the London Maternity & Midwifery......
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Best Start Remote & Rural Maternal Competencies Survey

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Jaki Lambert & Helene Marshall & of NHS Education for Scotland give a presentation on “Best Start Remote and Rural Maternal Competencies Survey” at the Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums for healthcare practitioners wishing to update......
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Becoming a Consultant Midwife

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Dr Geraldine Butcher, Consultant Midwife at NHS Ayrshire and Arran gives a presentation discussing “Becoming a Consultant Midwife” at the Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. #midwives #student #maternity Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums for healthcare practitioners wishing to update their skills......
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Assessing the quality of care you give

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Dr Andrew Symon, Senior Lecturer, University of Dundee gives a plenary presentation discussing “Assessing the quality of care you give” at the Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums for healthcare practitioners wishing to update their skills and......
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Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards 2018

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Conference chair and Midwifery Consultant, Sue Macdonald with Professor Jean White, Chief Nursing Officer, Welsh Government present the 2018 Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards. Our Maternity & Midwifery Festivals are free to attend, regional professional development forums for healthcare practitioners wishing to update their skills and......
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