As an expectant parent in the developed world, there are certain tests you expect to be offered nowadays.
You expect to be able to find out whether your child is male or female, for example, and – as far as possible
Many pregnant women are not getting the right amount of iron.
For mothers, the risks of iron deficiency include poor cognition and low productivity, fatigue, palpitations, depression, low mood and anaemia. For babies: preterm birth, low birth-weight and – at the
Babies are thinner-skinned than adults are.
We don’t just mean that they’re easily offended (although they definitely are) – their skin is literally thinner. Babies’ skin has poorer barrier and water handling functions than adults’ skin for at least the first
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
The inaugural All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival takes place at Croke Park, Dublin on Tuesday 11th February 2020.
The festival will feature our usual mix of high quality speakers, the latest industry innovations in our exhibition area, free taster treatments in our wellbeing zone
On Tuesday 11th February Midwives, Student Midwives and Health Care Practitioners from all of Ireland will gather at the iconic Croke Park stadium in Dublin to attend the inaugural All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2020.
Our very first international Maternity & Midwifery
Across the world, rates of caesarean section and other interventions in labour and birth are on the rise. Worryingly, however, birth outcomes for mothers and babies are not improving in a clearly correlative way. In fact, maternal mortality in the
As part of the Maternity Transformation Programme, NHS Digital has been running four digital maternity projects – taking full advantage of technological innovations and the proliferation of smart phones. Maternity care is a key area in which digital services are
Following the appointment of Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE as the first Chief Midwifery Officer for England, an international group of midwives are calling on every country to follow suit, including each of the devolved governments in the UK.
When announcing the
As another hectic year draws to a close we have the opportunity to look back and take stock of what has been another record breaking year for Maternity & Midwifery Forum.
We have been lucky enough to travel around the UK