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Care during childbirth should be guided by evidence — but what happens when that evidence is inconsistent, outdated or unclear?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.
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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
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
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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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
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
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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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
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...
obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Charity says starting specialised care after first miscarriage instead of third reduces risk of future losses
