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Midwifery Feature Articles

Childbirth Choices Matter Campaign: enabling choice of caregiver

Paul
Childbirth Choices Matter Campaign: enabling choice of caregiver
Planning a birth is a concept that has become part of our colloquial language in our childbirth journeys; choosing the environment, care provider and circumstances that surround your birth is both an issue of human rights and personal dignity. For some women and birthing people the choice of care provider......
Midwifery Feature Articles

Opportunity for innovation: COVID-19 and group antenatal care in Northern Ireland

Paul
Covid-19 has provided many opportunities for implementation of change at pace and has also facilitated reflection and review of usual processes with a much sharper focus on priorities. This is particularly relevant within the provision of maternity care and education of future midwives. A model of group antenatal care and......
Midwifery Sector News

Reflection on the International Maternity Experience: Maternity services after Covid 19

Paul
During these difficult and challenging times having access to this international online experience was a fantastic experience. Midwives have always been great at multi-tasking, but as someone who has enjoyed face to face teaching, the concept of this experience was so rewarding. I “multi tasked” drinking tea, housework, ironing, answering......