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Midlands Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards 2019 Shortlist Announced

Paul
The Midlands Maternity & Midwifery Festival takes place at the King Power Stadium, Leicester on Tuesday 9th April 2019. 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 and of course our second midwifery awards ceremony of the......
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The Politics of Midwifery

Paul
Dr Helen Shallow presents on the politics of midwifery.  A timely reminder of the struggles midwives have had to introduce  entitlements and choices for mothers, now commonplace, like birthing balls or waterbirth pools.  It is hard to imagine that these were contested and resisted. A look around the world at......
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London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2019 Award Winners Announced

Paul
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......
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London Maternity & Midwifery Festival Awards 2019 Shortlist Announced

Paul
The London Maternity & Midwifery Festival takes place at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington on Tuesday 5th February 2019. 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 and of course our first midwifery......
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Medichill Mums to donate 50,000 perineal cool pads to UK Maternity Wards

Paul
Medichill UK have committed to donate 50,000 of their perineal cool pads to NHS hospitals and maternity wards across the UK, valued at £18,000. In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2019, the Gosport based company are seeking interest from NHS Midwives and Maternity Nurses to nominate the hospital......
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