Last week saw the celebratory meeting online to report on the fifth year of progress of the Better Births maternity transformation for England.
For those unfamiliar with Better Births, back in 2015 a country-wide consultation process took place to consider how
The Group B Strep in Pregnancy & Babies Virtual Conference takes place on Wednesday 2nd June 2021. View the full programme here and book your conference tickets here.
Group B Strep is usually a harmless bacterium and carrying it has no
We are researchers from the University of Central Lancashire who are undertaking a project funded by the Lancashire and South Cumbria Local Maternity System. The study aims to explore the experiences of maternity care and mental health needs and support
Welcome to the Saolta Group Online Midwifery Festival!
The Saolta Group Online Midwifery Festival will be live streamed on this page on Friday 21st May 2021. The aim of this event is to provide an opportunity for Midwives within the Saolta
Two years ago, I set up Mothership Writers, running creative writing courses especially for new mums. I’ve now carried out more than a hundred workshops and time and time again I’ve seen just how nourishing and restorative – if not
It may have passed you by, but the month of March 2021 has been designated Endometriosis awareness month.
For an estimated 1 in 10 women across the world (Endometriosis.org) and 10% of women of reproductive age in the UK (Endmetriosis-uk.org) this
It has been a difficult time since March last year in so many aspects of my work. Once all face to face teaching was postponed with no idea of restart dates, I soon realised I needed to adapt to ensure
Planning a birth is a concept that has become part of our colloquial language in our childbirth journeys; choosing the environment, care provider and circumstances that surround your birth is both an issue of human rights and personal dignity.
For some
Welcome to the All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Online Festival 2021!
The All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2021 will be live streamed on this page on Tuesday 9th February 2021. A day of leadership, education and clinical updates to keep you abreast
On January 14th 2021, the next confidential enquiry into maternal deaths, Saving lives, Improving care for 2016-18 was released from MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK) based at the NPEU in Oxford.