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ICM Opening ceremony a student perspective

By Clare McCollum, second year student midwife, Queen’s University Belfast

15 June, 2026

1 minute read

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The opening ceremony: Dancing with the flags

By Theodora Loumousioti, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery Anglia Ruskin University

15 June, 2026

3 minutes read

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Proud to Be a Student Midwife: Following a lifelong dream

By Laura McCarthy, 2nd year student midwife

15 June, 2026

2 minutes read
For Laura McCarthy, becoming a midwife has been a lifelong ambition. In this blog, the second-year student midwife shares how motherhood, surrogacy and personal experience shaped her journey into the profession and strengthened her determination to support women and families.

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Standing together: a march for one million more midwives

By Theodora Loumousioti, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery Anglia Ruskin University

14 June, 2026

2 minutes read

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A day of unity, passion, and purpose in Lisbon

By Clare McCollum, second year student midwife, Queen’s University Belfast

14 June, 2026

2 minutes read

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Why the ICM Congress is important to me as a student midwife

By Clare McCollum, second year student midwife, Queen’s University Belfast

12 June, 2026

2 minutes read
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