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Midwifery Sector News

Perinatal mental health and the role of IESO

Paul
PODCAST: Sally Tribe, IESO Digital Health discusses Internet Enabled Cognitive Behavioural therapy (IECBT) at Maternity, Midwifery & Baby Birmingham 2017. The World Health Organisation (WHO) report that worldwide 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have just given birth experience a mental disorder, primarily depression. Mental health issues, if......
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Maternity, Midwifery & Baby 2018 Dates Announced

Paul
Midwifery Forum will hit the road once again in 2018 with Maternity, Midwifery & Baby events taking place in cities throughout the UK. Midwives and other healthcare professionals are at the forefront of caring for and safeguarding their clients’ wellbeing but it can be hard to keep up with developments in......
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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......
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Research Study: Sleep and Wellness Behaviours in Night Shift Health Care Workers

Paul
My name is Catherine Anderson. I am currently studying MSc Health Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University. I would like to invite you to participate in this research study about the behaviours you use to manage sleep duration and quality, in addition to diet and physical activity, and whether this influences......
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Limbs & Things launch new C-Section Module for teaching the safe delivery of a deeply impacted fetal head

Paul
Earlier this year, a multi-professional team of experts from around the world attended a 2-day symposium in the historic city of Bath, UK. Aimed at midwives, obstetricians and anaesthetists, the symposium focused on safety and quality improvements in maternity care. As one of the lead sponsors, Limbs & Things provided......
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Keynote speakers announced for MMB Birmingham 2017

Paul
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, Maternity, Midwifery & Baby Birmingham returns to Edgbaston Stadium on the 30th June 2017. (You’ve already registered your free place, right? No? Register here now!) Keynote speakers at this year’s professional study day have now been announced: Professor Debbie Carrick-Sen Florence Nightingale Foundation......
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