It’s Kick-Off on Maternity
A weekend announcement of £2 million for an RCOG review into preventing brain injuries during birth looks like a smart pre-emptive announcement ahead of today’s
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Grassroots public breastfeeding campaigns gain momentum
In the latest example of a grassroots campaign to make mothers feel comfortable about breastfeeding in public, Barnstaple Town Council recently unanimously backed a motion
Cut adrift: Pandemic leaves 16,000 pregnant women and new mothers without mental health support
Up to 1 in 5 women will experience mental health problems in pregnancy or after birth and two thirds of women will hide or underplay
PREGANCY & ALCOHOL: Lost in translation?
The WHO have issued a new document that comments on pregnancy and alcohol. We would all expect it to be a well thought out policy
LIVE STREAM: Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2021
Welcome to the Northern Maternity & Midwifery Online Festival 2021! The Northern Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2021 will be live streamed on this page
Breastfeeding Celebration Week: What do you need to know?
Breastfeeding Celebration Week 2021 runs from 21st – 27th June. The theme this year is how partners and the wider family unit can support breastfeeding,
Disproportionate levels of bullying and racism in obstetrics and gynaecology
Young medics working in obstetrics and gynaecology are more likely to experience bullying and racism, and less likely to receive support than colleagues in other
Listening to fathers’ voices – #dadsMHday
This week we marked International Fathers’ Mental Health Day, an annual event aimed at highlighting the unique mental health strengths and needs that fathers have.
£733,000 for East Kent Hospitals Trust baby death. It’s not what you think.
It would easy to believe the recent fine for East Kent Hospitals Trust is another in a long line of high cost medical negligence cases
Midwifery staff shortages – have we reached tipping point?
In the past month five major midwifery units in England have hit the headlines over midwifery staffing levels. Liverpool Women’s hospital (LWH), Jessop Wing in