In rural Uganda, Lilian Nuwabaine lost her pregnant aunt and baby after a desperate journey to reach care. Years later, that loss became the reason she became a midwife — determined that no woman should die simply because skilled care was too far away.
Read her story: zurl.co/r8pzi
Happy International Day of the Midwife 💜
Today, we celebrate midwives everywhere: the professionals who make safe, respectful and person-centred care possible for millions of women, newborns and families every day.
Join our #IDM2026 virtual event today: zurl.co/oJuFm
The #IDM2026 on Tuesday. Student midwives and staff struggling here in the UK. Time to stand up and save midwifery www.linkedin.com/posts/jenny-...
Care during childbirth should be guided by evidence — but what happens when that evidence is inconsistent, outdated or unclear? This study reveals that many clinical guidelines on normal labour and childbirth lack quality, consistency and up-to-date recommendations.
Read more: zurl.co/nfNmW
Study by @tommyscharity.bsky.social National Centre for Miscarriage Research & Birmingham Women’s Hospital involving 406 women found a 4% reduction in the risk of future miscarriage for women on graded model compared with usual care
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🔴 TOMORROW — Maternity & Midwifery Hour
Fear of Childbirth or Fear of Systems?🎤 Dr Maeve O’Connell
📅 29 April | ⏰ 19:00 UK
📍 Live on Facebook🎟️ Free to watch
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#MidwivesMatter #MaternityCare #MATFLIX
Caesarean birth rates are rising fast, but outcomes for women and newborns aren’t improving as a result. Midwives reduce unnecessary interventions and support physiological birth through personalised, safe care.
This #IDM2026, sign the petition: zurl.co/WnEWE
⏳ 1 WEEK TO GO — Awards closing soon!
Know a colleague who deserves recognition? 💛
🏆 Nominate now before it’s too late
📅 Deadline: 30 April
📍 Birmingham MMF
🗓 13 May | Cranmore Park
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#MidwivesMatter #MMFestival #HealthcareAwards
🏆 Call for Awards — Birmingham Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026
Nominate a colleague who deserves recognition
Deadline: 30 April
Cranmore Park, Solihull
13 May 2026
Free to attend | Live streaming
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The Dutch midwifery association (KNOV)'s innovative horizontal governance model offers a fresh perspective on leadership in midwifery — one that prioritises shared decision‑making, collaboration, and collective responsibility.
Read the interview: zurl.co/XdyCv
Calling for you all to take notice of the shortage of midwives and jobs and the impact for the future. Please read, take notice, and share. Enough is enough. #IDM2026
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Background
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are essential for promoting evidence-based maternal and neonatal care, but inconsistencies in recommendations can be confusing.
Objectives
To analyse...
