Postdoctoral Nursing and Midwifery Colloquium 2022
on 25 July 2022 The Postdoctoral Nursing and Midwifery Colloquium 2022 will be held 30 September and is organised by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Nursing & Midwifery, in collaboration with the NIHR Nursing & Midwifery Incubator. The colloquium is aimed at postdoctoral nurses and midwives clinical academics who are working in […]
Women’s Health Strategy in England to close gender health gaps
The Government has published the first Women’s Health Strategy in England with the aim to close gender gaps when it comes to health care. The strategy has introduced new research on women’s health issues to increase the understanding of women’s health needs so that they are diagnosed and treated effectively. It also announces £10 million […]
Funding and staffing must underpin Government’s women’s health strategy says RCM
We must see more investment in NHS maternity services and their staff to support improvements to women’s health and to put their care and needs front and centre says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Government’s first women’s health strategy is published today. The strategy promises improvements for parents suffering the […]
ANMF welcomes reinstatement of COVID-19 payment for essential workers
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of reinstating COVID-19 leave disaster payments for essential workers. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made the decision to reinstate the $750 COVID-19 leave disaster payment in a meeting with the National Cabinet, following calls from ANMF and its members to re-introduce this […]
Call for research participation: Language Quality in Maternity Services
By Doctoral Research Student at the University of East Anglia, Li Li on 18 July 2022 My name is Li Li, a Mandarin Chinese interpreter and translator and a Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-east England (CHASE)-funded collaborative doctoral research student at the University of East Anglia. My PhD project is entitled: Language […]
Nearly a third of women in developing countries become mothers during adolescence
Research by the United National Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency has found nearly a third of women in developing countries become mothers during adolescence. The findings show women in developing countries begin childbearing at age 19 or younger, with nearly half of first births are children or girls aged […]
Stalling maternal mortality figures show need for investment in maternity services says RCM
More midwives are needed to support women with complex pregnancies, so they get the best and safest care says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as new research shows an increased risk of severe sickness and complications in pregnancy associated with issues including increasing maternal age, obesity and having had a previous caesarean […]
Much more work needed to improve Muslim women’s experience of maternity care says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today reaffirmed its position that discrimination has no place in maternity care as it responds to a new report on Muslim women’s experience of maternity care. The research undertaken by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Muslim Women and the Muslim Women’s Network UK interviewed over 1,000 women […]
George Cross awarded to midwives, maternity support workers and all NHS staff
The courage, compassion and dedication of over 1.5 million NHS workers including midwives and maternity support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been recognised by Her Majesty The Queen. Today NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard accepted the George Cross on behalf of all NHS staff as the health service was awarded the prestigious accolade. May […]
Podcast: Writing for publication – advice for students and midwives
This quick fire podcast from MIDIRS (Midwives Information and Resource Service) provides some tips and tricks on how to write for an academic publication such as MIDIRS Midwifery Digest. We recently used this resource to support the Bangladesh Midwifery Society in writing for publication. Listen to the podcast here The transcript for this […]