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Conversations around race, racism and ’unconscious bias’

Debra
Conversations around race, racism and ’unconscious bias’
There have been a number of reports over the past year pointing to poor outcomes for black and brown women during pregnancy and childbirth. Benash Nazmeen, Specialist cultural liaison midwife and Illyin Morrison, founder of Mixing up motherhood, discuss the race, rhetoric and “unconscious bias” across maternity services. They explore......
Midwifery Sector News

The BL3 Maternity Hub – Breaking Down Barriers to Care in Bolton

Paul
BL3 MATERNITY HUB
The BL3 Maternity Hub in Bolton is a ground breaking new maternity service, set up to ensure that the diverse language and cultural experiences of Bolton’s multi ethnic community are not barriers to safe and comprehensive maternity care. As has been widely reported there is a significant disparity in pregnancy......
Midwifery Sector News

Bolton midwives set to deliver services from new midwife led maternity unit in Salford

Paul
Bolton midwives will also be delivering their maternity services from a fully refurbished and modern freestanding midwifery-led maternity unit in Salford later this year, the only one of its kind in Greater Manchester. Salford Birth Centre, which currently operates from Salford Royal Hospital, will close at the end of September......