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A heartfelt THANK YOU 2 everyone who has completed the survey! Your support means a lot. But we're not done yet! We still need your help to reach more people. Please keep spreading the word &make a difference 2gether! 📢✨

Delighted to be presenting at the @MidwivesRCM Education & Research Conference about the integration of #PMA in midwifery curricula! @CityStGeorges @City_CMCHR

Midwives save lives,even in crisis. They advocate for communities, protect families’ health, & ensure care for women & newborns. It’s time to fully recognise our role, include us in every step, & equip them to lead. #IDM2025 #MidwivesInCrisis #AgentsofChange #MidwifeLedCare

The practice supervisor’s role is to support and supervise students in the practice learning environment so they can deliver good quality care. Our SSSA set out expectations for the learning, support and supervision of students nmc.org.uk/student-superv…

A review of practice learning requirements for nursing and midwifery students has revealed highly varied practice learning experiences and supervision, and calls for action to ensure high quality education: nmc.org.uk/news/news-and-…

🚨 ICM Statement on Obstetric Violence Launched on Day 1 of the #16DaysOfActivism, it calls for urgent action to ensure all women receive respectful, violence-free care. 📖 READ OUR STATEMENT: internationalmidwives.org/resources/obst…

@GibbleJo @FNightingaleF Interesting @GibbleJo thank you🙏🏾

@Zoe_Var @FNightingaleF Good to see, @Zoe_Var. Well done! Seems potentially relevant to the fact that the location for the 2025 ENCA meeting is Greece🧐

After a lot of work, the new website & logo now launched. Thank you @FNightingaleF #INMA #diaspora #midwives

@CleanBrk ‘s incredible play, will shine a light on the experiences of women navigating pregnancy & separation from their babies in prison. @Lost_Mothers @UniofHerts @UH_HSK @ESRC @CRIPACC1 @UHertsResearch @ARC_EoE @NuffieldFJO @BritSocCrim @MidwivesRCM @RCObsGyn @JamesTCobbler

Academic Research Posters

So many contributed to this report on safe quality #midwifery in Northern Ireland: huge thanks to all @jennyamcneill @RcmNi @BirthWiseNI @RachelRowe3 @verena_salone @sandersj3 @healthdpt @DrCGale @MattisonPhD @drtraceyc plus community groups, students +++ health-ni.gov.uk/publications/e…

@_Emilie_Edwards is talking at the #PMAconference about #neurodivergence 👀 1 in 2 employers would not give a place to a neurodivergent person in UK.. isn’t that shocking?? @AcademicPMA

275 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2020-2022 from causes related to or exacerbated by pregnancy among 2,028,543 women giving birth, a maternal mortality rate of 13.56 per 100,000 buff.ly/2HR30eT

The latest MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report on women who died during or up to a year after pregnancy between 2020 and 2022 released today. Read more:buff.ly/2HR30eT @marianfknight @npeu_oxford @oxford_ndph

It's helpful to stay hopeful, especially in difficult times🌈 Join #OptimisticOctober and find ways to make things better and take positive steps forward actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-oct…

@gra_milne12 @OLOLMat_Unit Wonderful work Grainne and team! Have you seen the POOL study results? cardiff.ac.uk/centre-for-tri…

We reflect on findings from our national maternity inspection programme related to leadership and culture. This short film covers what we found and examples we saw of good practice in this area. orlo.uk/p4Ld1 #MaternityReport

Important new research with big implications for understanding babies' #microbiomes & the role of #breastmilk in their development. Congrats @LawleyLab, @yan__shao & team! 👏🏻 nature.com/articles/s4156…

Interesting to see the use of the term 'shared decision making' in a consultation document today. Here's why I think it needs to go. "Improving healthcare: is it time to ditch the terminology of ‘shared decision making’? – National Voices" nationalvoices.org.uk/blogpost/impro…

We’re getting ready for our #EastLondon #Health #Literacy #Research #Course for non-English speaking #pregnant #women starting soon! We’ve refined our lesson plans with insights from Southend & are busy printing materials & recruiting women to take part. Exciting times ahead as we empower with vital health knowledge! #PregnancyHealthLiteracy #️⃣ #HealthLiteracy📚 #Pregnancy🤰 #WomensHealth🌍 #CommunityLed🤝 #KatiesTeam💪 #EllyCharity #weareElly🌟

FREE webinar Sep 12 to engage with newly published analysis of evidence on MCoC implementation, including gaps in the knowledge and suggestions for planning the implementation of this model of maternity care. Exciting! eventbrite.co.uk/e/implementing…