ORCHID Annual Research Study Day 2023
It’s time for ORCHID’s next Annual Study Day, titled ‘Navigating the choppy waters of research’. ‘The day is free, open to everyone interested in healthcare research and will be run on zoom. We have some fabulous outside speakers coming to present on; how to succeed at research, using creative and innovative methods in research, utilising […]
UKCS Seminar Series 2023
The United Kingdom Continence Society have announced their first webinars of 2023. Join them on 19 January 2023 at 17:00 for ‘Postnatal Bladder Care 101’. ‘Pregnancy and childbirth can have a significant impact on a woman’s bladder, health, and continence. This impact can result in both short- and long-term negative sequelae. All practitioners involved in […]
MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Index 2022
MIDIRS Midwifery Digest December 2022 – table of contents
MASIC Webinar: Childbirth Injury: How is this Managed in Primary Care?
The MASIC Foundation is hosting a multidisciplinary webinar with leading speakers, reflecting the diverse professional roles required to co-ordinate and deliver effective evidence based and individualised care for women who have experienced Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI), pelvic floor injuries and their consequences. The conversation will cover questions such as: How is a childbirth injury […]
Project MADAM
By Doctoral Research Student at Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands and visiting researcher at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust My name is Charlotte, I am a French-Dutch medical doctor and a PhD candidate at Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. I am also a visiting researcher at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust […]
Vaccines during pregnancy: New animations
The IMPRINT network develops animations about vaccines for pregnant women around the world. It has just released two new animations about Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) to highlight the importance of these infections and explain how vaccines are being developed to protect infants. Clinical trials are taking place and we hope that, in the near […]
MIDIRS Midwifery Digest September 2022 – table of contents
New Tommy’s tool aims to reduce pre-term births and stillbirths
A new tool created by Tommy’s aims to reduce pre-term births and stillbirths through improved care of placental dysfunction. The Tommy’s Clinical Decision Tool, produced at the Tommy’s Centre, has been created in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), leading universities, and healthcare professionals including […]
NIHR to launch new Senior Research Leader Programme for nurses and midwives
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is launching a new Senior Research Leader Programme for nurses and midwives. The three-year programme aims to promote the undiscovered potential of senior nurses and midwives when it comes to research capacity and capability. In a news item on the NIHR website, NIHR Associate Director of Nursing […]