Sue Macdonald Archives - Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Listening to fathers’ voices – #dadsMHday

Paul24 June 202124 June 2021

This week we marked International Fathers’ Mental Health Day, an annual event aimed at highlighting the unique mental health strengths and needs that fathers have. According to a recent survey, an alarming 65% of dads admit that having children negatively impacted their mental health, citing the top 5 contributing factors......

Midwifery Sector News

Top 10 Maternity & Midwifery Hour Episodes of 2020

Paul6 January 2021

It goes without saying that 2020 was a year like no other. We began the International year of the Nurse and Midwife as usual by hosting our annual London festival in January and were lucky enough to travel to Dublin in February to host our first ever All-Ireland Festival which......

Midwifery Feature Articles

The Maternity & Midwifery Hour

Paul20 December 2020

I think like many other people, I was partly expecting the March lockdown in response to the Global Pandemic, but paradoxically it was also a big shock. Suddenly the things we have always taken for granted, like seeing friends and family, hugs and touch were forfeited for social distancing, facial......

Midwifery Sector News

All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2020 Award Winners Announced

Paul12 February 2020

Team Award Winners - Maternity Matters Team, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Maternity professionals representing all of the island of Ireland were celebrated in an highly anticipated award ceremony at the inaugural All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival yesterday. Hosted by Maternity & Midwifery Forum at the historic Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, the All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards recognise and celebrate......

Midwifery Sector News

London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2019 Award Winners Announced

Paul7 February 2019

London Maternity and Midwifery Awards 2019

Midwives from London and the South East were honoured at the second annual London Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards this week. The Awards ceremony took place at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London on Tuesday 5th February with the big winners on the day including the Surrey Heartlands Health and......